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Exoplanet CoRoT-7 A d
(Unconfirmed Exoplanet)
CoRoT-7 A d is an unconfirmed exoplanet detected around star CoRoT-7 A. More observations are needed to confirm its existence.
Sun distance
520 light years
520 light years
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CoRoT-7 A d
Exoplanet
Star: CoRoT-7 A
Distance from the star: 0.08 AU
Orbit around star: 8.966 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet CoRoT-7 A d around its star is 8.966 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Basic characteristic
Mass: 17.142 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet CoRoT-7 A d has 17.142 Earth masses, or 1 times the mass of Neptune.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J06434947-0103468 d, TIC 280304863 d, TYC 4799-1733-1 d, GSC 04799-01733 d, DENIS J064349.4-010346 d
2MASS J06434947-0103468 d, TIC 280304863 d, TYC 4799-1733-1 d, GSC 04799-01733 d, DENIS J064349.4-010346 d
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CoRoT-7 system structure
Exoplanet CoRoT-7 A d orbits star CoRoT-7 A, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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CoRoT-7 A | ||||||||
| CoRoT-7 A b | 0.02 AU | 6.1 M⊕ | 1.5 R⊕ | 0.9 days | |||||
| CoRoT-7 A c | 0.05 AU | 13.3 M⊕ | 3.7 days | ||||||
| CoRoT-7 A d unconfirmed |
0.08 AU | 17.1 M⊕ | 9 days | ||||||
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CoRoT-7 B | ||||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 311.67 | 21.03 | 17.14 | 155.84 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 1.17 | 1 |
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Distance | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 160.9 - 231.8 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.