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Info for exoplanet "Chasho Su"


Scientific (actual) data
PlanetK2-50 b
Planet statusConfirmed
Radius0.142
Orbital period8.7529
Semi major axis0.0705
Discovered2016
Updated2021-02-05
Tconj2456810
PublicationPublished in a refereed paper
Detection typePrimary Transit
Alternate names2MASS J11175607+0559183 b, EPIC 201833600 b, EPIC 201833600.01, WISE J111756.07+055917.9 b
Star nameK2-50
Right ascension169.48°
Declination5.99°
Mag j12.41
Mag h11.765
Star distance259.33
Star mass0.61
Star alternate names2MASS J11175607+0559183, EPIC 201833600, WISE J111756.07+055917.9
Wikipedia articleK2-50 b

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Fictional info (?)
Suggested nameChasho Su
Planet typeCold planet
Its orbital period around K2-50 of 8.8 earth days is the shortest of all the planets in its solar system. It has the longest rotation period (445 days) of any planet in its solar system and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.

Chasho Su is the only habitable planet orbiting K2-50 and one of the oldest in its solar system. Chasho Su's atmosphere is similar to Zobapyo Ko's in its primary composition of sulfur dioxide and ammonia, but it contains more "ices" such as water, ammonia, and methane, along with traces of other hydrocarbons. This planet is named after the deity Chasho Su, the spirit of hate.

The formaldehyde has probably photodissociated, and the free sulfur dioxide has been swept into interplanetary space by the solar wind because of the lack of a planetary magnetic field. Chasho Su's surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced by volcanism.

It was the one of the first exoplanets visited by a spacecraft, and one of the first to be successfully landed on.

The volume of water ice in the south polar ice cap, if melted, would be sufficient to cover the entire planetary surface to a depth of 8 meters.
AtmosphereSulfur dioxide39%
Ammonia39%
Formaldehyde17%
Hydrogen chloride1.8%
Carbonyl sulfide0.69%
Nitrogen0.67%
Molecular hydrogen0.41%
Water vapor1.3E-5%
Atmospheric pressure0.002 bar
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