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Exoplanet HIP 41378 c
Exoplanet HIP 41378 c orbits star HIP 41378 that lies 346 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 6.53 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HIP 41378 c
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: HIP 41378
Distance from the star: 0.2093 AU
Orbit around star: 31.70838 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HIP 41378 c around its star is 31.70838 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: 6.53 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HIP 41378 c has 6.53 Earth masses, or 0.45 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: 2.57 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 2121 kg/m3 | 38.47 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2016 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
K2-93 c, EPIC 211311380 c, BD+10 1799 c, 2MASS J08262784+1004493 c, TIC 366443426 c, TYC 800-1325-1 c
K2-93 c, EPIC 211311380 c, BD+10 1799 c, 2MASS J08262784+1004493 c, TIC 366443426 c, TYC 800-1325-1 c
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HIP 41378 system structure
Exoplanet HIP 41378 c orbits star HIP 41378, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 6 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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| HIP 41378 b | 0.13 AU | 9.1 M⊕ | 2.9 R⊕ | 15.6 days | |||||
| HIP 41378 c | 0.21 AU | 6.5 M⊕ | 2.6 R⊕ | 31.7 days | |||||
| HIP 41378 g | 0.32 AU | 6.8 M⊕ | 2.4 R⊕ | 64.1 days | |||||
| HIP 41378 d | 0.88 AU | 4.6 M⊕ | 4 R⊕ | 278.4 days | |||||
| HIP 41378 e | 1.06 AU | 12 M⊕ | 5.5 R⊕ | 131 days | |||||
| HIP 41378 f | 1.37 AU | 12.1 M⊕ | 9.2 R⊕ | 542.1 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HIP 41378 c has 45 % 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 | 118.73 | 8.01 | 6.53 | 59.36 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.45 | 0.38 |
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Size | 6.71 | 2.71 | 2.57 | 4.85 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.64 | 0.68 |
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Density | 0.39 | 0.4 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 1.7 | 3.05 | 1.69 | 1.23 |
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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: 1.6 - 2.3 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Its average density 2121 kg/m3 points to a hot gas planet.