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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

Kepler-12 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-12 · Distance: 2874.700 Light-Years (881.386 pc)
Planetary Radius
19.661 R⊕
Planetary Mass
137.303 M⊕
Surface Gravity
0.36 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1480K (1207°C)
Orbital Period
4.438 days
Discovery Year
2011 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1480 K) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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