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Exoplanet TOI 2260 b
Exoplanet TOI 2260 b orbits star TOI 2260 that lies 331 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3.497 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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TOI 2260 b
Exoplanet, super-earth, ultra-short period
Star: TOI 2260
Distance from the star: 0.0097 AU
Orbit around star: 0.352472 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 2260 b around its star is 0.352472 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: 3.497 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 2260 b has 3.497 Earth masses, or 0.24 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: 1.62 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 4535 kg/m3 | 82.26 % Earth
Temperature: 2609 K | 2335.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2022 (transit)Advertisement
TOI 2260 system structure
Exoplanet TOI 2260 b orbits star TOI 2260, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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TOI 2260 | ||||||||
| TOI 2260 b | 0.01 AU | 3.5 M⊕ | 1.6 R⊕ | 0.4 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 2260 b has 24 % 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 | 63.58 | 4.29 | 3.5 | 31.79 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.2 |
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Size | 4.23 | 1.71 | 1.62 | 3.06 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.41 | 0.43 |
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Density | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 1.11 | 3.65 | 6.51 | 3.61 | 2.62 |
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Distance | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 5.93 | 3.54 | 9.06 | 12.54 | 16.01 | 19.62 | 33.45 | 36.24 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.68 - 0.97 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.