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Exoplanet TOI-1472 b
Exoplanet TOI-1472 b orbits star TOI-1472 that lies 398 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 16.499 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
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TOI-1472 b
Exoplanet
Star: TOI-1472
Distance from the star: 0.065 AU
Orbit around star: 6.36381 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet TOI-1472 b around its star is 6.36381 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: 0.0Basic characteristic
Mass: 16.499 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet TOI-1472 b has 16.499 Earth masses, or 0.96 times the mass of Neptune.
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: 4.16 R Earth | 0.4 R Jupiter
Density: 1264 kg/m3 | 22.93 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2024 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TOI-1472 b
TOI-1472 b
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TOI-1472 system structure
Exoplanet TOI-1472 b orbits star TOI-1472, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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TOI-1472 | ||||||||
| TOI-1472 b | 0.07 AU | 16.5 M⊕ | 4.2 R⊕ | 6.4 days | |||||
| TOI-1472 c | 0.12 AU | 21.1 M⊕ | 3.3 R⊕ | 15.5 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, TOI-1472 b has 96 % of mass of Neptune and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 299.98 | 20.24 | 16.5 | 149.99 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 1.13 | 0.96 |
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Size | 10.86 | 4.38 | 4.16 | 7.85 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 1.04 | 1.09 |
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Density | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 1.02 | 1.81 | 1 | 0.73 |
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Distance | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.5 - 0.72 AU
The planet is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Its average density 1264 kg/m3 points to a hot gas planet.