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Exoplanet Wolf 346 b
Exoplanet Wolf 346 b orbits star Wolf 346 that lies 61 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.2 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
61 light years
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Wolf 346 b
Exoplanet, rocky planet
Star: Wolf 346
Orbit around star: 2.594674 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Wolf 346 b around its star is 2.594674 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: 2.2 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Wolf 346 b has 2.2 Earth masses, or 0.15 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: 0.99 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 12501 kg/m3 | 226.75 % Earth
Temperature: 488 K | 214.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2026 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TOI-5388 b, Karmn J10087 355 b, TIC 407591297 b
TOI-5388 b, Karmn J10087 355 b, TIC 407591297 b
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Wolf 346 system structure
Exoplanet Wolf 346 b orbits star Wolf 346, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Wolf 346 | ||||||||
| Wolf 346 b | n/a | 2.2 M⊕ | 1 R⊕ | 2.6 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Wolf 346 b has 15 % of mass of Uranus
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 40 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 20 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
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Size | 2.59 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 1.87 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.26 |
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Density | 2.31 | 2.39 | 2.27 | 3.07 | 10.05 | 17.95 | 9.94 | 7.23 |
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Temperature | 1.11 | 0.66 | 1.69 | 2.35 | 2.99 | 3.67 | 6.26 | 6.78 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.11 - 0.16 AU
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.