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Exoplanet K2-33 b
Exoplanet K2-33 b orbits star K2-33 that lies 453 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1144.465 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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K2-33 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: K2-33
Distance from the star: 0.0409 AU
Orbit around star: 5.424865 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet K2-33 b around its star is 5.424865 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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 1144.465 M Earth
| 3.6012 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet K2-33 b 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...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 5.044 R Earth | 0.4 R Jupiter
Density: 49170 kg/m3 | 891.89 % Earth
Temperature: 850 K | 576.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2016 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
EPIC 205117205 b, 2MASS J16101473-1919095 b, WISE J161014.73-191909.6 b
EPIC 205117205 b, 2MASS J16101473-1919095 b, WISE J161014.73-191909.6 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, K2-33 b 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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Size | 13.17 | 5.31 | 5.04 | 9.52 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 1.26 | 1.33 |
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Density | 9.1 | 9.38 | 8.92 | 12.07 | 39.52 | 70.6 | 39.09 | 28.45 |
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Distance | 0.1 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.93 | 1.15 | 2.95 | 4.09 | 5.21 | 6.39 | 10.9 | 11.81 |