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Exoplanet K2-24 b
Exoplanet K2-24 b orbits star K2-24 that lies 560 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 20.6 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
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K2-24 b
Exoplanet
Star: K2-24
Distance from the star: 0.154 AU
Orbit around star: 20.88977 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet K2-24 b around its star is 20.88977 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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Eccentricity: 0.06Basic characteristic
Mass: 20.6 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet K2-24 b has 20.6 Earth masses, or 1.2 times the mass of Neptune.
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: 5.4 R Earth | 0.5 R Jupiter
Density: 721 kg/m3 | 13.08 % Earth
Temperature: 732 K | 458.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2015 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
EPIC 203771098 b, TYC 6784-837-1 b, 2MASS J16101770-2459251 b
EPIC 203771098 b, TYC 6784-837-1 b, 2MASS J16101770-2459251 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, K2-24 b has 1.2 times the mass of Neptune and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 374.55 | 25.28 | 20.6 | 187.27 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 1.41 | 1.2 |
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Size | 14.1 | 5.68 | 5.4 | 10.19 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 1.35 | 1.42 |
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Density | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.58 | 1.04 | 0.57 | 0.42 |
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Distance | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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Temperature | 1.66 | 0.99 | 2.54 | 3.52 | 4.49 | 5.5 | 9.38 | 10.17 |