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Info for exoplanet "Porthel"


Scientific (actual) data
PlanetK2-266 e
Planet statusConfirmed
Planet mass0.04499
Mass sini0.02611
Radius0.244
Orbital period19.482
Semi major axis0.1249
Orbit eccentricity0.043
Inclination89.45
Discovered2018
Updated2021-02-05
Omega89
Tperi2457940
Tconj2457940
Tzero tr2457940
Impact parameter0.36
K2.53
Temperature (kelvin)490
PublicationPublished in a refereed paper
Detection typePrimary Transit
Radius detection typePrimary Transit
Alternate names2MASS J10314450+0056152 e, EPIC 248435473 A e, EPIC 248435473 e, K2-266 A e, WISE J103144.54+005614.5 e
Star nameK2-266
Right ascension157.94°
Declination0.94°
Mag j9.611
Mag h9.041
Star distance77.16
Star metallicity-0.12
Star mass0.69
Star radius0.7
Star sp typeK
Star age8.4
Star temperature4285
Star alternate names2MASS J10314450+0056152, EPIC 248435473, EPIC 248435473 A, K2-266 A, WISE J103144.54+005614.5
Wikipedia articleK2-266 e

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Fictional info (?)
Suggested namePorthel
Planet typeSmall gas planet
Porthel is the smallest and most crater filled planet in its solar system. Porthel is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth. Porthel is orbiting K2-266 every 19 Earth days.

It is named after the deity Porthel, the demon of dreams.

Like Heandala-enthi, Porthel has been orbiting K2-266 for 8.4 billion years, and never moves more than 18 degrees away from K2-266.

The smooth Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 25 percent of the planet and may be a giant impact feature.

Liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Porthel due to low atmospheric pressure, which is less than 7 percent of Earth's, except at the highest elevations for limited periods.

Porthel has been explored on several occasions by robotic spacecraft, most notably during the early Pioneer and Wayfinder flyby missions and later by the Galileo orbiter.

Its north and south poles, therefore, lie where most other planets have their equators.
AtmosphereHelium98%
Nitrogen1.2%
Neon0.32%
Atmospheric pressure0.27 bar
artist's rendition
MoonSutnixpro'daphnyLarge potato shaped crater-filled asteroid
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