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Exoplanet TOI 942 b
Exoplanet TOI 942 b orbits star TOI 942 that lies 494 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 826.24 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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TOI 942 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: TOI 942
Distance from the star: 0.04796 AU
Orbit around star: 4.32419 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 942 b around its star is 4.32419 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: 826.24 M Earth
| 2.5999 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 942 b has 826.24 Earth masses (or 2.5999 Jupiter masses).
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: 4.81 R Earth | 0.4 R Jupiter
Density: 40935 kg/m3 | 742.52 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2020 (transit)Advertisement
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 942 b has 2.6 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 15022.55 | 1013.79 | 826.24 | 7511.27 | 2.6 | 8.68 | 56.59 | 48.04 |
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Size | 12.56 | 5.06 | 4.81 | 9.08 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 1.2 | 1.27 |
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Density | 7.58 | 7.81 | 7.42 | 10.05 | 32.9 | 58.77 | 32.55 | 23.69 |
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Distance | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.51 - 0.74 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.