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.

Gliese 238 b

Exoplanet

Star: Gliese 238

Distance from the star: 0.02123 AU

Orbit around star: 1.744699 days

Basic characteristic

Size: 0.566 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter

Temperature: 758 K | 485 °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

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.

	Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
Size	1.48	0.6	0.57	1.07	0.05	0.06	0.14	0.15
Distance	0.05	0.03	0.02	0.01	0	0	0	0
Temperature	1.72	1.03	2.63	3.64	4.65	5.7	9.72	10.53

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 0.2 - 0.2 AU

The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.

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