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Exoplanet K2-111 c
Exoplanet K2-111 c orbits star K2-111 that lies 648 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 11.1 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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K2-111 c
Exoplanet
Star: K2-111
Distance from the star: 0.1157 AU
Orbit around star: 15.6805 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet K2-111 c around its star is 15.6805 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: 0.07Basic characteristic
Mass: 11.1 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet K2-111 c has 11.1 Earth masses, or 0.76 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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Temperature: 923 K | 649.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2020 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS 03593351+211755 c, Cl Melotte 25 PELS 9 c, K2-111 c, EPIC 210894022 c, TIC 14227229 c, WISE J035933.62+211754.8 c
2MASS 03593351+211755 c, Cl Melotte 25 PELS 9 c, K2-111 c, EPIC 210894022 c, TIC 14227229 c, WISE J035933.62+211754.8 c
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, K2-111 c has 76 % 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 | 201.82 | 13.62 | 11.1 | 100.91 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.76 | 0.65 |
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Distance | 0.3 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 |
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Temperature | 2.1 | 1.25 | 3.2 | 4.44 | 5.66 | 6.94 | 11.83 | 12.82 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1 - 1.4 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.