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Exoplanet Gliese 238 b

Exoplanet Gliese 238 b orbits star Gliese 238 that lies 50 light years away from the Sun. It has about 141.5px of Earth radius and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
50 light years

iconGliese 238 b

Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 238
icon distanceDistance from the star: 0.02123 AU
icon time Orbit around star: 1.744699 days +
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 238 b around its star is 1.744699 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... icon More about Orbital period in StellarGuide

Basic characteristic

icon radiusSize: 0.566 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
icon temperatureTemperature: 758 K | 485 °C
icon discoveryYear of discovery: 2024 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TIC 260708537 b, TOI 486 b, GJ 238 b, LHS 1855 b, L 182-44 b

Gliese 238 system structure

Exoplanet Gliese 238 b orbits star Gliese 238, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
 Gliese 238
Gliese 238 b 0.02 AU 0.6 R⊕ 1.7 days

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 238 b orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
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icon size Size1.480.60.571.070.050.060.140.15
icon distance Distance0.050.030.020.010000
icon temp Temperature1.721.032.633.644.655.79.7210.53

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 0.16 - 0.22 AU
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The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
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