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Exoplanet K2-263 b
Exoplanet K2-263 b orbits star K2-263 that lies 532 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 15.4 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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K2-263 b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: K2-263
Distance from the star: 0.2573 AU
Orbit around star: 50.81917 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet K2-263 b around its star is 50.81917 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Eccentricity: 0.080Basic characteristic
Mass: 15.4 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet K2-263 b has 15.4 Earth masses, or 1.05 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: 2.513 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 5350 kg/m3 | 97.04 % Earth
Temperature: 482 K | 208.85 °C
Other designations of this exoplanet
K2-263 b
K2-263 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, K2-263 b has 1.05 times the 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 | 280 | 18.9 | 15.4 | 140 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 1.05 | 0.9 |
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Size | 6.56 | 2.65 | 2.51 | 4.74 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.63 | 0.66 |
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Density | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.31 | 4.3 | 7.68 | 4.25 | 3.1 |
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Distance | 0.66 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
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Temperature | 1.1 | 0.65 | 1.67 | 2.32 | 2.96 | 3.62 | 6.18 | 6.69 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.78 - 1.1 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.