TOI-560c Case File
TOI-560c
Fast Facts:
Compared to Kelt-3b, TOI-560c is almost tropical, though it is still hundreds of degrees Celcius warmer than the Earth, so much too warm for us to go there on holiday.
This youthful exoplanet is over two times the size of the Earth, and we believe has a similar internal structure to Neptune. Because of its similarities to a small-size Neptune, we call this type of exoplanet a mini-Neptune.
Type: Mini Neptune
Size: More than twice the size of Earth
Mass: Around 10 times the mass of Earth
Density: Unknown
Discovered: 2021 by the TESS survey
Characteristics: believed to be similar to Neptune
Composition: details unknown
Temperature: < melting point of lead
Last seen orbiting a small orange-red star (HD 73583) in the Hydra constellation, around 103 light years away.
TOI-560c
Fast Facts:
Compared to KELT-3b, TOI-560c is almost tropical, though it is still hundreds of degrees Celsius warmer than the Earth, so much too warm for us to go there on holiday.
This youthful exoplanet is over two times the size of the Earth, and we believe has a similar internal structure to Neptune. Because of its similarities to a small-size Neptune, we call this type of exoplanet a mini-Neptune.
Type: Mini Neptune
Size: More than twice the size of Earth
Mass: Around 10 times the mass of Earth
Density: Unknown
Discovered: 2021 by the TESS survey
Characteristics: believed to be similar to Neptune
Composition: details unknown
Temperature: < melting point of lead
Last seen orbiting a small orange-red star (HD 73583) in the Hydra constellation, around 103 light years away.