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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
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Gliese 238 b
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 238
Distance from the star: 0.02123 AU
Orbit around star: 1.744699 days
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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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Size: 0.566 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Temperature: 758 K | 484.85 °C
Year 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
TIC 260708537 b, TOI 486 b, GJ 238 b, LHS 1855 b, L 182-44 b
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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
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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.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Size | 1.48 | 0.6 | 0.57 | 1.07 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
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Distance | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.72 | 1.03 | 2.63 | 3.64 | 4.65 | 5.7 | 9.72 | 10.53 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.16 - 0.22 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.