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Exoplanet TOI 238 b

Exoplanet TOI 238 b orbits star TOI 238 that lies 261 light years away from the Sun. It weighs about 3.4 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
261 light years

TOI 238 b

Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: TOI 238
icon distanceDistance from the star: 0.02118 AU
icon timeOrbit around star: 1.273099 days

Basic characteristic

icon weightMass: 3.4 M Earth
icon radiusSize: 1.402 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
icon densityDensity: 6802 kg/m3 | 123 % Earth
icon temperatureTemperature: 1311 K | 1038 °C
icon discoveryYear of discovery: 2023 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TIC 09006668 b, TYC 6398-132-1 b

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 238 b has 23 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
icon mass Mass 61.824.173.430.910.010.040.230.2
icon size Size3.661.481.42.650.130.150.350.37
icon density Density1.261.31.231.675.479.775.413.94
icon distance Distance0.050.030.020.010000
icon temp Temperature2.981.784.556.38.049.8616.8118.21

TOI 238 system structure

Exoplanet TOI 238 b orbits star TOI 238, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
TOI 238
TOI 238 b 0.02 AU 3.4 M 1.4 R 1.3 days
TOI 238 c 0.07 AU 6.7 M 2.2 R 8.5 days
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