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Exoplanet G 261-6 b
Exoplanet G 261-6 b orbits star G 261-6 that lies 35 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1.37 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
35 light years
35 light years
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G 261-6 b
Exoplanet
Star: G 261-6
Distance from the star: 0.02971 AU
Orbit around star: 5.4536 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet G 261-6 b around its star is 5.4536 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: 1.37 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet G 261-6 b has 1.37 Earth 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...
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Temperature: 322 K | 48.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2024 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
LHS 3461 b, GJ 1238 b, Gliese 1238 b, LP 25-636 b, 2MASS J19241634+7533121 b, NLTT 47831 b, TIC 420130591 b, WISEA J192417.32+753318.0 b
LHS 3461 b, GJ 1238 b, Gliese 1238 b, LP 25-636 b, 2MASS J19241634+7533121 b, NLTT 47831 b, TIC 420130591 b, WISEA J192417.32+753318.0 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, G 261-6 b has 1.37 times the mass of Earth and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 24.91 | 1.68 | 1.37 | 12.45 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
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Distance | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 0.73 | 0.44 | 1.12 | 1.55 | 1.98 | 2.42 | 4.13 | 4.47 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.02 - 0.02 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.