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Exoplanet TOI 969 b
Exoplanet TOI 969 b orbits star TOI 969 that lies 254 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 9.092 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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TOI 969 b
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: TOI 969
Distance from the star: 0.02636 AU
Orbit around star: 1.823730 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 969 b around its star is 1.823730 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 9.092 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 969 b has 9.092 Earth masses, or 0.62 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: 2.765 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 2371 kg/m3 | 43.01 % Earth
Temperature: 941 K | 667.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2022 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TIC 280437559 b, TYC 0183-00755-1 b
TIC 280437559 b, TYC 0183-00755-1 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 969 b has 62 % 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 | 165.31 | 11.16 | 9.09 | 82.65 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.62 | 0.53 |
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Size | 7.22 | 2.91 | 2.77 | 5.22 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 0.69 | 0.73 |
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Density | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 1.91 | 3.4 | 1.89 | 1.37 |
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Distance | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 2.14 | 1.28 | 3.27 | 4.52 | 5.77 | 7.08 | 12.06 | 13.07 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.31 - 0.44 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Its average density 2371 kg/m3 points to a hot gas planet.