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Exoplanet EPIC 248472140 A b
Exoplanet EPIC 248472140 A b orbits star EPIC 248472140 A that lies 2006 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 32.287 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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EPIC 248472140 A b
Exoplanet, ultra-short period
Star: EPIC 248472140 A
Distance from the star: 0.01635 AU
Orbit around star: 0.759978 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet EPIC 248472140 A b around its star is 0.759978 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: 32.287 M Earth
| 0.1016 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet EPIC 248472140 A b has 32.287 Earth masses (or 0.1016 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...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 6.049 R Earth | 0.5 R Jupiter
Density: 804 kg/m3 | 14.58 % Earth
Temperature: 2780 K | 2506.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2022 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
K2-399 b, TIC 374200604 b, TOI-4838 b, 2MASS J10321764+0214165 b
K2-399 b, TIC 374200604 b, TOI-4838 b, 2MASS J10321764+0214165 b
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EPIC 248472140 system structure
Exoplanet EPIC 248472140 A b orbits star EPIC 248472140 A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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0.02 AU | 32.3 M⊕ | 6 R⊕ | 0.8 days | |||||
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, EPIC 248472140 A b has 34 % 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 | 587.04 | 39.62 | 32.29 | 293.52 | 0.1 | 0.34 | 2.21 | 1.88 |
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Size | 15.8 | 6.37 | 6.05 | 11.41 | 0.54 | 0.66 | 1.51 | 1.59 |
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Density | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0.65 | 1.15 | 0.64 | 0.47 |
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Distance | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 6.32 | 3.77 | 9.65 | 13.37 | 17.06 | 20.9 | 35.64 | 38.61 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.6 - 2.4 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.