Name: HIP 57274 d
A giant planet composed mainly of gas.
Distance from Earth: 84 light-years
Year discovered: 2011
Discovered by: W. M. Keck Observatory
Planet mass: 167 Earths
Orbital period: 431.70 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/HIP_57274_d

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Name: Kepler-904 b
A potentially rocky world, larger than Earth.
Distance from Earth: 3,190 light-years
Year discovered: 2016
Discovered by: Kepler
Planet radius: 1.77 x Earth
Orbital period: 3.02 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-904_b

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Name: MOA-2013-BLG-605L b
A potentially rocky world, larger than Earth.
Distance from Earth: 2,772 light-years
Year discovered: 2016
Discovered by: MOA
Planet mass: 3 Earths

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/MOA-2013-BLG-605L_b

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Name: Kepler-713 b
A Neptune-like giant planet.
Distance from Earth: 3,555 light-years
Year discovered: 2016
Discovered by: Kepler
Planet radius: 2.48 x Earth
Orbital period: 7.41 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-713_b

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Name: HD 12661 c
A giant planet composed mainly of gas.
Distance from Earth: 123 light-years
Year discovered: 2002
Discovered by: Multiple Observatories
Planet mass: 576 Earths
Orbital period: 1708.00 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/HD_12661_c

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💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧪🌌 An astrophysicist at the University of #Chicago says mini-Neptune atmospheres might cook #carbon into soot clouds – essentially the same particles as burnt toast and diesel exhaust. Analyzing the soot could indicate where these common #planets form.

👉 https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/most-exoplanets-might-be-soot-factories-scientists-say-like-you-have-a-natural-diesel-engine

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