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Exoplanet TOI 3261 b
Exoplanet TOI 3261 b orbits star TOI 3261 that lies 980 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 30.3 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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TOI 3261 b
Exoplanet, sub-neptune, ultra-short period
Star: TOI 3261
Distance from the star: 0.01714 AU
Orbit around star: 0.883133 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 3261 b around its star is 0.883133 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: 30.3 M Earth
| 0.0953 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 3261 b has 30.3 Earth masses (or 0.0953 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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Size: 3.82 R Earth | 0.3 R Jupiter
Density: 2997 kg/m3 | 54.36 % Earth
Temperature: 1722 K | 1448.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2024 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TIC 358070912 b, 2MASS J03105467-7331556 b
TIC 358070912 b, 2MASS J03105467-7331556 b
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TOI 3261 system structure
Exoplanet TOI 3261 b orbits star TOI 3261, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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TOI 3261 | ||||||||
| TOI 3261 b | 0.02 AU | 30.3 M⊕ | 3.8 R⊕ | 0.9 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 3261 b has 32 % of mass of Saturn and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 550.91 | 37.18 | 30.3 | 275.45 | 0.1 | 0.32 | 2.08 | 1.76 |
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Size | 9.98 | 4.02 | 3.82 | 7.21 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.96 | 1.01 |
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Density | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.74 | 2.41 | 4.3 | 2.38 | 1.73 |
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Distance | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 3.91 | 2.34 | 5.98 | 8.28 | 10.56 | 12.95 | 22.08 | 23.92 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.72 - 1 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.