CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Sub-Neptune
Kepler-279 b
Orbits Host Star: Kepler-279
· Distance: 3383.500 Light-Years (1037.400 pc)
Planetary Radius
3.620 R⊕
Planetary Mass
4180.930 M⊕
Surface Gravity
319.05 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
1104K (+831°C / +1528°F)
Orbital Period
12.31 days
Discovery Year
2014 (Transit)
Habitability Assessment
⚠️ Thermal Exclusions: High equilibrium temperature (1104 K · +831°C / +1528°F) places this world well interior to the runaway greenhouse threshold.
Discovery Facility: Kepler.
Other Worlds in the Kepler-279 System (3)
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS