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Exoplanet TOI 206 b
Exoplanet TOI 206 b orbits star TOI 206 that lies 156 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.194 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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TOI 206 b
Exoplanet, super-earth, ultra-short period
Star: TOI 206
Distance from the star: 0.0112 AU
Orbit around star: 0.736310 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 206 b around its star is 0.736310 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: 2.194 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 206 b has 2.194 Earth masses, or 0.15 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...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 1.3 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 5506 kg/m3 | 99.87 % Earth
Temperature: 910 K | 636.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2022 (transit)Advertisement
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 206 b has 15 % 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 | 39.89 | 2.69 | 2.19 | 19.95 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
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Size | 3.4 | 1.37 | 1.3 | 2.45 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.34 |
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Density | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1 | 1.35 | 4.43 | 7.91 | 4.38 | 3.19 |
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Distance | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 2.07 | 1.23 | 3.16 | 4.38 | 5.58 | 6.84 | 11.67 | 12.64 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.04 - 0.06 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.