CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
K2-43 b
Orbits Host Star: K2-43
· Distance: 595.400 Light-Years (182.536 pc)
Planetary Radius
4.510 R⊕
Planetary Mass
18.500 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.91 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
939K (666°C)
Orbital Period
3.471 days
Discovery Year
2016 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (939 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: K2.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS