Exoplanet TOI 6101 b

Exoplanet TOI 6101 b orbits star TOI 6101 that lies 702 light years away from the Sun. It weighs about 324.265 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
702 light years
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iconTOI 6101 b

Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: TOI 6101
icon distanceDistance from the star: 0.0247 AU
icon time Orbit around star: 1.332811 days +
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI 6101 b around its star is 1.332811 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... icon More about Orbital period in StellarGuide

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 324.265 M Earth
| 1.0203 M Jupiter
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Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI 6101 b has 324.265 Earth masses (or 1.0203 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... icon More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
icon radiusSize: 14.796 R Earth | 1.3 R Jupiter
icon densityDensity: 552 kg/m3 | 10.01 % Earth
icon temperatureTemperature: 1870 K | 1596.85 °C
icon discoveryYear of discovery: 2014 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
WASP-149 b, 2MASS J08161768-0841121 b
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TOI 6101 system structure

Exoplanet TOI 6101 b orbits star TOI 6101, which has similar mass to Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
TOI 6101
TOI 6101 b 0.02 AU 324.3 M⊕ 14.8 R⊕ 1.3 days

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI 6101 b has 1.02 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
icon mass Mass 5895.73397.87324.272947.861.023.4122.2118.85
icon size Size38.6415.5714.827.921.321.633.73.89
icon density Density0.10.110.10.140.440.790.440.32
icon distance Distance0.060.030.020.020000
icon temp Temperature4.252.546.498.9911.4714.0623.9725.97

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 0.99 - 1.4 AU
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The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.

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