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Exoplanet HD 86226 c
Exoplanet HD 86226 c orbits star HD 86226 that lies 149 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 7.251 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 86226 c
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: HD 86226
Distance from the star: 0.049 AU
Orbit around star: 3.98442 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 86226 c around its star is 3.98442 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: 0.075Basic characteristic
Mass: 7.251 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 86226 c has 7.251 Earth masses, or 0.5 times the mass of Uranus.
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: 2.16 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 3967 kg/m3 | 71.96 % Earth
Temperature: 1311 K | 1037.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2020 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TOI-652 c
TOI-652 c
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HD 86226 system structure
Exoplanet HD 86226 c orbits star HD 86226, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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HD 86226 | ||||||||
| HD 86226 c | 0.05 AU | 7.3 M⊕ | 2.2 R⊕ | 4 days | |||||
| HD 86226 b | 2.73 AU | 143.1 M⊕ | 1628 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 86226 c has 50 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 131.84 | 8.9 | 7.25 | 65.92 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.5 | 0.42 |
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Size | 5.64 | 2.27 | 2.16 | 4.08 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.54 | 0.57 |
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Density | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.97 | 3.19 | 5.7 | 3.15 | 2.3 |
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Distance | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 2.98 | 1.78 | 4.55 | 6.3 | 8.04 | 9.86 | 16.81 | 18.21 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.2 - 1.7 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.