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Exoplanet TOI 6002 b
Exoplanet TOI 6002 b orbits star TOI 6002 that lies 105 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3.8 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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TOI 6002 b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: TOI 6002
Distance from the star: 0.05725 AU
Orbit around star: 10.90482 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 6002 b around its star is 10.90482 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: 3.8 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 6002 b has 3.8 Earth masses, or 0.26 times the mass of Uranus.
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: 1.63 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 4838 kg/m3 | 87.76 % Earth
Temperature: 321.1 K | 47.95 °C
Year of discovery: 2024 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TIC 102734241 b, 2MASS J19582747+3217197 b, G 125-49 b
TIC 102734241 b, 2MASS J19582747+3217197 b, G 125-49 b
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TOI 6002 system structure
Exoplanet TOI 6002 b orbits star TOI 6002, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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TOI 6002 | ||||||||
| TOI 6002 b | 0.06 AU | 3.8 M⊕ | 1.6 R⊕ | 10.9 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 6002 b has 26 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 69.09 | 4.66 | 3.8 | 34.55 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.22 |
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Size | 4.26 | 1.72 | 1.63 | 3.08 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.41 | 0.43 |
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Density | 0.9 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 1.19 | 3.89 | 6.95 | 3.85 | 2.8 |
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Distance | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 0.73 | 0.44 | 1.11 | 1.54 | 1.97 | 2.41 | 4.12 | 4.46 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.08 - 0.12 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is bigger than Earth, but smaller than Neptune. Its average density seems to be comparable to rocky planets in the Solar System.