LP 224-38 b

Exoplanet, sub-neptune

Star: LP 224-38

Distance from the star: 0.02262 AU

Orbit around star: 3.71778 days

Eccentricity: 0.076

Basic characteristic

Mass: 13.2 M Earth

Size: 3.65 R Earth | 0.3 R Jupiter

Density: 1497 kg/m3 | 27 % Earth

Year of discovery: 2023 (radial velocity)

Other designations of this exoplanet
LHS 3154 b, 2MASS J16063390+4054216 b, TIC 24108819 b, WISEA J160633.13+405423.7 b, LSPM J1606+4054 b

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, LP 224-38 b has 90 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.

	Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
Mass	240	16.2	13.2	120	0.04	0.14	0.9	0.77
Size	9.53	3.84	3.65	6.89	0.33	0.4	0.91	0.96
Density	0.28	0.29	0.27	0.37	1.2	2.15	1.19	0.87
Distance	0.06	0.03	0.02	0.01	0	0	0	0

LP 224-38 system structure

Exoplanet LP 224-38 b orbits star LP 224-38, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star

	LP 224-38
		LP 224-38 b	0.02 AU	13.2 M⊕	3.7 R⊕	3.7 days

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