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Exoplanet TOI 244 b
Exoplanet TOI 244 b orbits star TOI 244 that lies 72 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 0.8 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
72 light years
72 light years
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TOI 244 b
Exoplanet, rocky planet
Star: TOI 244
Distance from the star: 0.073 AU
Orbit around star: 7.39726 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 244 b around its star is 7.39726 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: 0.8 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 244 b has 0.8 Earth masses, or 0.98 times the mass of Venus.
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: 1.03 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 4036 kg/m3 | 73.21 % Earth
Temperature: 387 K | 113.85 °C
Other designations of this exoplanet
G 267-158 b
G 267-158 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 244 b has 98 % of mass of Venus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 14.55 | 0.98 | 0.8 | 7.27 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
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Size | 2.69 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.94 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 0.27 |
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Density | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.99 | 3.24 | 5.79 | 3.21 | 2.34 |
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Distance | 0.19 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 0.88 | 0.53 | 1.34 | 1.86 | 2.37 | 2.91 | 4.96 | 5.38 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.13 - 0.18 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.