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Exoplanet CI Tauri c
Exoplanet CI Tauri c orbits star CI Tauri that lies 523 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1144.465 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
523 light years
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CI Tauri c
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: CI Tauri
Distance from the star: 0.17 AU
Orbit around star: 25.2 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet CI Tauri c around its star is 25.2 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: 0.58Basic characteristic
Mass: 1144.465 M Earth
| 3.6012 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet CI Tauri c has 1144.465 Earth masses (or 3.6012 Jupiter masses).
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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Year of discovery: 2023 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
CI Tau c, 2MASS J04335200+2250301 c, EPIC 247584113 c, Haro 6-25 c, TIC 61230756 c, WISE J043352.01+225030.0 c
CI Tau c, 2MASS J04335200+2250301 c, EPIC 247584113 c, Haro 6-25 c, TIC 61230756 c, WISE J043352.01+225030.0 c
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CI Tauri system structure
Exoplanet CI Tauri c orbits star CI Tauri, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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CI Tauri | ||||||||
| CI Tauri b | n/a | 3687.7 M⊕ | 9 days | ||||||
| CI Tauri c | 0.17 AU | 1144.5 M⊕ | 25.2 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, CI Tauri c has 3.6 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 20808.45 | 1404.25 | 1144.47 | 10404.23 | 3.6 | 12.02 | 78.39 | 66.54 |
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Distance | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.34 - 0.49 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.