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Illustration of the inferred size of the super-Earth CoRoT-7b (center) in comparison with Earth and Neptune. A Super-Earth or super-terran or super-tellurian is a type of exoplanet with a mass higher than Earth, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which are 14.5 and 17.1 times Earth's, respectively. [1]
Kepler-62e is a super-Earth with a radius 1.61 times that of Earth. [1] This is just above the 1.6 R 🜨 limit above which planets may be more gaseous than they are rocky, so Kepler-62e may likely be a mini-Neptune. It has an equilibrium temperature of 270 K (−3 °C; 26 °F).
The planet is classified as a Super-Earth, being significantly larger and more massive than Earth but not as large as the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. K2-141b has a radius of 1.51 R 🜨, below the 1.6 R 🜨 threshold where most planets are expected to accumulate thick hydrogen and helium atmospheres, transforming them into mini-Neptunes ...
Kepler-442b is a super-Earth, an exoplanet with a mass and radius bigger than Earth's but smaller than the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. It has an equilibrium temperature of 233 K (−40 °C; −40 °F). [3] It has a radius of 1.34 R 🜨 and the mass estimated to be 2.36 M E. [8]
Gliese 667 Cc is a super-Earth, an exoplanet with a mass and radius greater than that of Earth, but smaller than that of the giant planets Uranus and Neptune. It is heavier than Earth with a minimum mass of about 3.7 Earth masses. [5] The equilibrium temperature of Gliese 667 Cc is estimated to be 277.4 K (4.3 °C; 39.6 °F). [6]
Astronomers used NASA’s planet-hunting TESS satellite to find a “super-Earth” as well as a possible Earth-size planet, both orbiting a star 137 light-years away.
The planet, named TOI-715 b, is around 1 1/2 times the width of our Earth and is orbiting in a habitable zone around its parent star. Researchers discover super-Earth with a 19-day year Skip to ...
It is the second super-Earth for which astronomers have determined the mass and radius, giving vital clues about its structure. The radius of GJ 1214 b can be inferred from the amount of dimming seen when the planet crosses in front of its parent star as viewed from Earth, yielding a radius of 2.742 +0.050 −0.053 R 🜨. [3]