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Exoplanet G 264-12 c
Exoplanet G 264-12 c orbits star G 264-12 that lies 52 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3.751 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
52 light years
52 light years
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G 264-12 c
Exoplanet
Star: G 264-12
Distance from the star: 0.0525 AU
Orbit around star: 8.0518 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet G 264-12 c around its star is 8.0518 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: 3.751 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet G 264-12 c has 3.751 Earth masses, or 0.26 times the mass of Uranus.
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
LSPM J2146+6648 c, NLTT 52122 c, 2MASS J21464021+6648105 c, TIC 322391844 c, WISEA J214640.94+664812.8 c
LSPM J2146+6648 c, NLTT 52122 c, 2MASS J21464021+6648105 c, TIC 322391844 c, WISEA J214640.94+664812.8 c
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G 264-12 system structure
Exoplanet G 264-12 c orbits star G 264-12, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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G 264-12 | ||||||||
| G 264-12 b | 0.02 AU | 2.5 M⊕ | 2.3 days | ||||||
| G 264-12 c | 0.05 AU | 3.8 M⊕ | 8.1 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, G 264-12 c has 26 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 68.2 | 4.6 | 3.75 | 34.1 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.22 |
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Distance | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.07 - 0.1 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.