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Exoplanet TOI 406 b
Exoplanet TOI 406 b orbits star TOI 406 that lies 101 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.08 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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TOI 406 b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: TOI 406
Distance from the star: 0.0322 AU
Orbit around star: 3.307441 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 406 b around its star is 3.307441 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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Eccentricity: 0.032Basic characteristic
Mass: 2.08 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 406 b has 2.08 Earth masses, or 0.14 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: 1.32 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 4986 kg/m3 | 90.44 % Earth
Temperature: 584 K | 310.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2024 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
LP 994-91 b, TIC 153065527 b, 2MASS J03170297-4214323 b
LP 994-91 b, TIC 153065527 b, 2MASS J03170297-4214323 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 406 b has 14 % 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 | 37.82 | 2.55 | 2.08 | 18.91 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
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Size | 3.45 | 1.39 | 1.32 | 2.49 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 0.35 |
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Density | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.9 | 1.22 | 4.01 | 7.16 | 3.96 | 2.89 |
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Distance | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.33 | 0.79 | 2.03 | 2.81 | 3.58 | 4.39 | 7.49 | 8.11 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.11 - 0.16 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.