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Exoplanet TOI 1246 e
Exoplanet TOI 1246 e orbits star TOI 1246 that lies 558 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 14.814 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
558 light years
558 light years
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TOI 1246 e
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: TOI 1246
Distance from the star: 0.211 AU
Orbit around star: 37.9216 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 1246 e around its star is 37.9216 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: 14.814 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 1246 e has 14.814 Earth masses, or 1.01 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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Size: 3.78 R Earth | 0.3 R Jupiter
Density: 1512 kg/m3 | 27.43 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2021 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TIC 230127302 e, TYC 4423-02107-1 e, Gaia DR2 1650110904522335744 e
TIC 230127302 e, TYC 4423-02107-1 e, Gaia DR2 1650110904522335744 e
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TOI 1246 system structure
Exoplanet TOI 1246 e orbits star TOI 1246, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 4 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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| TOI 1246 b | 0.05 AU | 8.1 M⊕ | 3 R⊕ | 4.3 days | |||||
| TOI 1246 c | 0.06 AU | 8.8 M⊕ | 2.5 R⊕ | 5.9 days | |||||
| TOI 1246 d | 0.13 AU | 5.3 M⊕ | 3.5 R⊕ | 18.7 days | |||||
| TOI 1246 e | 0.21 AU | 14.8 M⊕ | 3.8 R⊕ | 37.9 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 1246 e has 1.01 times the 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 | 269.35 | 18.18 | 14.81 | 134.67 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 1.01 | 0.86 |
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Size | 9.87 | 3.98 | 3.78 | 7.13 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.95 | 0.99 |
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Density | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 1.22 | 2.17 | 1.2 | 0.87 |
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Distance | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.68 - 0.97 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Its average density 1512 kg/m3 points to a hot gas planet.