Knowledge

Mini-Neptune

Source 📝

160:(radius < 3 Earth radii) from Neptunes (radius > 3 Earth radii). This is thought to arise because, during formation when gas is accreting, the atmospheres of planets of that size reach the pressures required to force the hydrogen into the magma ocean, stalling radius growth. Then, once the magma ocean saturates, radius growth can continue. However, planets that have enough gas to reach saturation are much rarer, because they require much more gas. 2585: 2609: 2561: 2597: 24: 2573: 1345: 139:
larger than approximately 1.6 Earth-radius (and more massive than approximately 6 Earth-masses) contain significant amounts of volatiles or H–He gas, likely acquired during formation. Such planets appear to have a diversity of compositions that is not well-explained by a single mass–radius relation as that found for denser, rocky planets.
381:
Fabrycky, Daniel C.; Lissauer, Jack J.; Ragozzine, Darin; Rowe, Jason F.; Steffen, Jason H.; Agol, Eric; Barclay, Thomas; Batalha, Natalie; Borucki, William; Ciardi, David R.; Ford, Eric B.; Gautier, Thomas N.; Geary, John C.; Holman, Matthew J.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Li, Jie; Morehead, Robert C.; Morris,
138:
instead. An estimated dividing line between a rocky planet and a gaseous planet is around 1.6–2.0 Earth radii. Planets with larger radii and measured masses are mostly low-density and require an extended atmosphere to simultaneously explain their masses and radii, and observations show that planets
335:
De Mooij, E. J. W.; Brogi, M.; De Kok, R. J.; Koppenhoefer, J.; Nefs, S. V.; Snellen, I. A. G.; Greiner, J.; Hanse, J.; Heinsbroek, R. C.; Lee, C. H.; Van Der Werf, P. P. (2012). "Optical to near-infrared transit observations of super-Earth GJ 1214b: Water-world or mini-Neptune?".
498:
Fulton, Benjamin J.; Petigura, Erik A.; Howard, Andrew W.; Isaacson, Howard; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Cargile, Phillip A.; Hebb, Leslie; Weiss, Lauren M.; Johnson, John Asher; Morton, Timothy D.; Sinukoff, Evan; Crossfield, Ian J. M.; Hirsch, Lea A. (2017).
2338: 2333: 1174: 2328: 2323: 188:
that indicates either a substantial water content or possibly a thick gas envelope. However, more recent evidence suggests that it may be more dense than previously thought, and could be an
850:
Swift, D. C.; Eggert, J. H.; Hicks, D. G.; Hamel, S.; Caspersen, K.; Schwegler, E.; Collins, G. W.; Nettelmann, N.; Ackland, G. J. (2012). "Mass-Radius Relationships for Exoplanets".
2318: 1181:
Barnes, Rory; Jackson, Brian; Raymond, Sean N.; West, Andrew A.; Greenberg, Richard (January 13, 2009). "The HD 40307 Planetary System: Super-Earths or Mini-Neptunes?".
2480: 2345: 797:
Feng Tian; Toon, Owen B.; Pavlov, Alexander A.; De Sterck, H. (March 10, 2005). "Transonic hydrodynamic escape of hydrogen from extrasolar planetary atmospheres".
443:
D'Angelo, G.; Bodenheimer, P. (2013). "Three-Dimensional Radiation-Hydrodynamics Calculations of the Envelopes of Young Planets Embedded in Protoplanetary Disks".
142:
The lower limit for mass can vary widely for different planets depending on their compositions; the dividing mass can vary from as low as one to as high as 20
153:
than larger planets and planets farther out. A low-mass gas planet can still have a radius resembling that of a gas giant if it has the right temperature.
2372: 134:
Theoretical studies of such planets are loosely based on knowledge about Uranus and Neptune. Without a thick atmosphere, they would be classified as an
2157: 2152: 2313: 1776: 1144: 430: 2080: 1234: 2051: 1634: 897:"A Spectroscopic Analysis of the California-Kepler Survey Sample. I. Stellar Parameters, Planetary Radii, and a Slope in the Radius Gap" 2367: 1911: 1319: 2087: 2350: 2187: 1916: 156:
Neptune-like planets are considerably rarer than sub-Neptunes, despite being only slightly bigger. This "radius cliff" separates
2034: 2520: 2063: 2495: 2447: 2442: 2437: 2432: 2427: 2422: 2417: 2412: 2407: 2402: 2397: 2392: 2387: 2382: 2377: 2068: 2177: 2167: 1071:
Jontof-Hutter, D; Rowe, J; et al. (18 June 2015). "Mass of the Mars-sized Exoplanet Kepler-138b from Transit Timing".
1901: 2213: 2147: 1261: 1580: 689:
Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Weiss, Lauren M.; Petigura, Erik A.; Isaacson, Howard; Howard, Andrew W.; Buchhave, Lars A. (2014).
2505: 2355: 2162: 2039: 644:
Weiss, Lauren M.; Marcy, Geoffrey W. (2014). "The Mass-Radius Relation for 65 Exoplanets Smaller Than 4 Earth Radii".
2538: 2172: 1132:
Earth-mass exoplanet is no Earth twin – Gaseous planet challenges assumption that Earth-mass planets should be rocky
2233: 2223: 1711: 1006: 2308: 2259: 2182: 2021: 1324: 956:
Batygin, Konstantin; Stevenson, David J. (2013). "Mass-Radius Relationships for Very Low Mass Gaseous Planets".
550:
Dressing, Courtney D.; et al. (2015). "THE MASS OF Kepler-93b AND THE COMPOSITION OF TERRESTRIAL PLANETS".
2264: 2490: 2137: 2092: 1971: 1961: 1956: 1941: 1936: 2475: 1821: 2127: 1906: 1131: 1781: 2470: 2269: 1928: 2551: 2303: 2298: 2288: 2046: 1706: 382:
Robert L.; Shporer, Avi; Smith, Jeffrey C.; Still, Martin; Van Cleve, Jeffrey (2014). "ARCHITECTURE OF
2533: 2283: 1951: 1736: 1620: 445: 819: 2293: 2238: 2099: 1991: 1886: 1646: 1289: 149:. Smaller gas planets and planets closer to their star will lose atmospheric mass more quickly via 2006: 2515: 2218: 2142: 1716: 1254: 78: 2629: 2228: 2109: 1721: 1671: 814: 1696: 2197: 1966: 1841: 1741: 1575: 1766: 359: 2510: 2485: 2465: 2075: 1746: 1661: 1357: 1284: 1200: 1090: 1043: 975: 918: 869: 806: 771: 712: 663: 618: 569: 522: 464: 405: 355: 287: 8: 2634: 2613: 2278: 1826: 1806: 1761: 1731: 1540: 1535: 1334: 691:"Occurrence and core-envelope structure of 1–4× Earth-size planets around Sun-like stars" 150: 1204: 1094: 1047: 979: 922: 873: 810: 775: 716: 667: 622: 573: 526: 468: 409: 322: 291: 2601: 2589: 1874: 1791: 1751: 1666: 1366: 1247: 1216: 1212: 1190: 1114: 1080: 1033: 965: 908: 859: 832: 761: 702: 653: 608: 559: 512: 480: 454: 395: 345: 305: 277: 101: 581: 501:"The California-Kepler Survey. III. A Gap in the Radius Distribution of Small Planets" 417: 2122: 1756: 1504: 1499: 1448: 1298: 1118: 1106: 987: 881: 783: 730: 675: 630: 484: 476: 309: 300: 265: 1220: 386:'S MULTI-TRANSITING SYSTEMS. II. NEW INVESTIGATIONS WITH TWICE AS MANY CANDIDATES". 2565: 2500: 2248: 2011: 2001: 1861: 1811: 1701: 1691: 1615: 1545: 1530: 1329: 1208: 1098: 1051: 983: 936: 926: 877: 836: 824: 779: 720: 671: 626: 577: 530: 472: 413: 363: 295: 201: 367: 1946: 1786: 1686: 1610: 1600: 1379: 1851: 1846: 1651: 1560: 1056: 1021: 931: 896: 895:
Martinez, Cintia F.; Cunha, Katia; Ghezzi, Luan; Smith, Verne V. (2019-04-10).
535: 500: 2623: 1986: 1981: 1976: 1656: 1595: 1550: 1489: 1484: 1459: 1394: 1384: 1374: 236: 216: 58:
atmosphere, probably with deep layers of ice, rock or liquid oceans (made of
748:
Marcy, Geoffrey W.; et al. (2014). "MASSES, RADII, AND ORBITS OF SMALL
725: 690: 2577: 2132: 2117: 1996: 1893: 1816: 1585: 1565: 1555: 1389: 1149: 1110: 734: 189: 135: 2058: 1836: 1831: 1801: 1771: 1726: 1681: 1676: 1605: 1590: 1525: 1469: 1464: 1430: 1415: 1410: 1404: 1020:
Kite, Edwin S.; Bruce Fegley Jr.; Schaefer, Laura; Ford, Eric B. (2019).
323:
Three regimes of extrasolar planets inferred from host star metallicities
241: 231: 226: 211: 206: 169: 157: 93: 82: 17: 1177:, Victoria Jaggard, National Geographic News, Published February 2, 2011 1102: 941: 2029: 1796: 1570: 1494: 1420: 1399: 1022:"Superabundance of Exoplanet Sub-Neptunes Explained by Fugacity Crisis" 221: 173: 74: 70: 1479: 1474: 1440: 1425: 1314: 123: 119: 97: 77:
that has accumulated a thick envelope of hydrogen, helium, and other
1869: 1085: 1038: 913: 828: 517: 282: 51: 1195: 970: 864: 766: 707: 658: 613: 564: 459: 400: 350: 168:
The smallest known extrasolar planet that might be a gas dwarf is
1881: 549: 63: 47: 1019: 2192: 1520: 1344: 1279: 334: 55: 1239: 380: 59: 796: 497: 442: 266:"In Situ and Ex Situ Formation Models of Kepler 11 Planets" 263: 23: 2572: 688: 259: 257: 81:, having, as a result, a total radius between 1.7 and 3.9 2481:
Exoplanetary Circumstellar Environments and Disk Explorer
1180: 1175:
Six New Planets: Mini-Neptunes Found Around Sunlike Star
894: 752:
PLANETS: THE TRANSITION FROM GASEOUS TO ROCKY PLANETS".
176:
but has a 60% larger volume and therefore has a density
747: 436: 254: 2549: 849: 27:
Artist's conception of a mini-Neptune or "gas dwarf"
431:
When Does an Exoplanet's Surface Become Earth-Like?
1145:"Scientists may have found the first water worlds" 2158:Habitability of K-type main-sequence star systems 2153:Habitability of F-type main-sequence star systems 1070: 31:Planet smaller than Neptune with a gas atmosphere 2621: 1777:List of interstellar and circumstellar molecules 955: 1007:"Why are there so many sub-Neptune exoplanets?" 695:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96:-based classification regime for short-period 50:but resembling Neptune in that it has a thick 1255: 1064: 888: 433:, blogs.scientificamerican.com, 20 June 2012 66:, a mixture of both, or heavier volatiles). 754:The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 1262: 1248: 643: 1320:Exoplanet orbital and physical parameters 1194: 1084: 1055: 1037: 969: 940: 930: 912: 863: 818: 765: 724: 706: 657: 612: 599:1.6 EARTH-RADIUS PLANETS ARE NOT ROCKY". 563: 534: 516: 458: 399: 349: 299: 281: 2188:List of potentially habitable exoplanets 1001: 999: 997: 907:(1). American Astronomical Society: 29. 22: 2622: 1142: 594: 264:D'Angelo, G.; Bodenheimer, P. (2016). 2496:Geodynamics of terrestrial exoplanets 1243: 994: 92:). The term is used in a three-tier, 2178:Habitability of yellow dwarf systems 2168:Habitability of neutron star systems 2521:Sudarsky's gas giant classification 2148:Habitability of binary star systems 13: 2506:Nexus for Exoplanet System Science 2163:Habitability of natural satellites 1168: 111:and planets greater than 3.9  14: 2646: 2173:Habitability of red dwarf systems 1228: 1143:Timmer, John (15 December 2022). 1026:The Astrophysical Journal Letters 100:, which also includes the rocky, 2607: 2595: 2583: 2571: 2559: 2270:Stars with proto-planetary discs 2234:NASA Star and Exoplanet Database 2224:Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia 1712:Extraterrestrial sample curation 1343: 46:) is a planet less massive than 2183:Habitable zone for complex life 1621:Ultra-short period planet (USP) 1325:Methods of detecting exoplanets 1136: 1125: 1013: 949: 843: 790: 741: 682: 637: 2364:Discovered exoplanets by year 1269: 1235:Super-Earths or Mini-Neptunes? 588: 543: 491: 424: 374: 328: 316: 1: 2491:Extrasolar planets in fiction 2138:Extraterrestrial liquid water 247: 129: 2511:Planets in globular clusters 2128:Circumstellar habitable zone 1213:10.1088/0004-637X/695/2/1006 338:Astronomy & Astrophysics 7: 2471:Exoplanet naming convention 1581:Planet/Brown dwarf boundary 595:Rogers, Leslie A. (2015). " 582:10.1088/0004-637X/800/2/135 418:10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/146 368:10.1051/0004-6361/201117205 195: 163: 10: 2651: 1707:Extraterrestrial materials 1341: 988:10.1088/2041-8205/769/1/L9 882:10.1088/0004-637X/744/1/59 784:10.1088/0067-0049/210/2/20 676:10.1088/2041-8205/783/1/L6 631:10.1088/0004-637X/801/1/41 477:10.1088/0004-637X/778/1/77 301:10.3847/0004-637X/828/1/33 15: 2534:Discoveries of exoplanets 2529: 2458: 2247: 2206: 2108: 2020: 1927: 1860: 1737:Interplanetary dust cloud 1633: 1513: 1439: 1365: 1352: 1307: 1275: 1183:The Astrophysical Journal 958:The Astrophysical Journal 901:The Astrophysical Journal 852:The Astrophysical Journal 799:The Astrophysical Journal 646:The Astrophysical Journal 601:The Astrophysical Journal 552:The Astrophysical Journal 446:The Astrophysical Journal 388:The Astrophysical Journal 270:The Astrophysical Journal 2239:Open Exoplanet Catalogue 2214:Nearby Habitable Systems 2100:Transit-timing variation 1057:10.3847/2041-8213/ab59d9 932:10.3847/1538-4357/ab0d93 536:10.3847/1538-3881/aa80eb 505:The Astronomical Journal 104:with less than 1.7  102:terrestrial-like planets 16:Not to be confused with 2516:Small planet radius gap 2219:Exoplanet Data Explorer 2143:Galactic habitable zone 1717:Giant-impact hypothesis 726:10.1073/pnas.1304197111 360:2012A&A...538A..46D 2476:Exoplanet phase curves 2314:Terrestrial candidates 2265:Multiplanetary systems 2229:NASA Exoplanet Archive 1912:Mean-motion resonances 1722:Gravitational collapse 1672:Circumstellar envelope 38:(sometimes known as a 28: 2351:Potentially habitable 2256:Exoplanetary systems 2198:Superhabitable planet 1957:F/Yellow-white dwarfs 1842:Sample-return mission 1742:Interplanetary medium 26: 2486:Extragalactic planet 2466:Carl Sagan Institute 1747:Interplanetary space 1662:Circumplanetary disk 1335:Planet-hosting stars 1827:Protoplanetary disk 1807:Planetary migration 1762:Interstellar medium 1541:Circumtriple planet 1536:Circumbinary planet 1205:2009ApJ...695.1006B 1103:10.1038/nature14494 1095:2015Natur.522..321J 1048:2019ApJ...887L..33K 1009:. 17 December 2019. 980:2013ApJ...769L...9B 923:2019ApJ...875...29M 874:2012ApJ...744...59S 811:2005ApJ...621.1049T 776:2014ApJS..210...20M 717:2014PNAS..11112655M 701:(35): 12655–12660. 668:2014ApJ...783L...6W 623:2015ApJ...801...41R 574:2015ApJ...800..135D 527:2017AJ....154..109F 469:2013ApJ...778...77D 410:2014ApJ...790..146F 292:2016ApJ...828...33D 151:hydrodynamic escape 44:transitional planet 1792:Nebular hypothesis 1767:Interstellar space 1752:Interstellar cloud 1732:Internal structure 1667:Circumstellar disc 453:(1): 77 (29 pp.). 174:massive than Earth 29: 2547: 2546: 2123:Astrooceanography 1757:Interstellar dust 1629: 1628: 1505:Ultra-hot Neptune 1500:Ultra-hot Jupiter 1449:Eccentric Jupiter 1299:Planetary science 1079:(7556): 321–323. 325:, Buchhave et al. 69:A gas dwarf is a 2642: 2612: 2611: 2610: 2600: 2599: 2598: 2588: 2587: 2586: 2576: 2575: 2564: 2563: 2562: 2555: 2501:Neptunian desert 1887:Tidally detached 1822:Planet formation 1812:Planetary system 1702:Exozodiacal dust 1692:Disrupted planet 1616:Ultra-cool dwarf 1546:Disrupted planet 1531:Chthonian planet 1363: 1362: 1347: 1330:Planetary system 1264: 1257: 1250: 1241: 1240: 1224: 1198: 1189:(2): 1006–1011. 1162: 1161: 1159: 1157: 1140: 1134: 1129: 1123: 1122: 1088: 1068: 1062: 1061: 1059: 1041: 1017: 1011: 1010: 1003: 992: 991: 973: 953: 947: 946: 944: 934: 916: 892: 886: 885: 867: 847: 841: 840: 822: 805:(2): 1049–1060. 794: 788: 787: 769: 745: 739: 738: 728: 710: 686: 680: 679: 661: 641: 635: 634: 616: 592: 586: 585: 567: 547: 541: 540: 538: 520: 495: 489: 488: 462: 440: 434: 428: 422: 421: 403: 378: 372: 371: 353: 332: 326: 320: 314: 313: 303: 285: 261: 202:Chthonian planet 187: 185: 184: 172:, which is less 2650: 2649: 2645: 2644: 2643: 2641: 2640: 2639: 2620: 2619: 2618: 2608: 2606: 2596: 2594: 2584: 2582: 2570: 2560: 2558: 2550: 2548: 2543: 2539:Search projects 2525: 2454: 2243: 2202: 2104: 2076:Radial velocity 2016: 1972:K/Orange dwarfs 1962:G/Yellow dwarfs 1923: 1917:Titius–Bode law 1856: 1787:Molecular cloud 1687:Detached object 1638: 1636: 1625: 1611:Toroidal planet 1601:Sub-brown dwarf 1509: 1435: 1407:(Super-Mercury) 1380:Coreless planet 1356: 1354: 1348: 1339: 1303: 1271: 1268: 1231: 1171: 1169:Further reading 1166: 1165: 1155: 1153: 1141: 1137: 1130: 1126: 1069: 1065: 1018: 1014: 1005: 1004: 995: 954: 950: 893: 889: 848: 844: 820:10.1.1.122.9085 795: 791: 746: 742: 687: 683: 642: 638: 593: 589: 548: 544: 496: 492: 441: 437: 429: 425: 379: 375: 333: 329: 321: 317: 262: 255: 250: 198: 182: 180: 179: 177: 166: 148: 145: 132: 117: 114: 110: 107: 91: 88: 32: 21: 12: 11: 5: 2648: 2638: 2637: 2632: 2617: 2616: 2604: 2592: 2580: 2568: 2545: 2544: 2542: 2541: 2536: 2530: 2527: 2526: 2524: 2523: 2518: 2513: 2508: 2503: 2498: 2493: 2488: 2483: 2478: 2473: 2468: 2462: 2460: 2456: 2455: 2453: 2452: 2451: 2450: 2445: 2440: 2435: 2430: 2425: 2420: 2415: 2410: 2405: 2400: 2395: 2390: 2385: 2380: 2375: 2370: 2361: 2360: 2359: 2358: 2353: 2348: 2343: 2342: 2341: 2336: 2331: 2326: 2316: 2311: 2306: 2301: 2296: 2291: 2286: 2275: 2274: 2273: 2272: 2267: 2262: 2253: 2251: 2245: 2244: 2242: 2241: 2236: 2231: 2226: 2221: 2216: 2210: 2208: 2204: 2203: 2201: 2200: 2195: 2190: 2185: 2180: 2175: 2170: 2165: 2160: 2155: 2150: 2145: 2140: 2135: 2130: 2125: 2120: 2114: 2112: 2106: 2105: 2103: 2102: 2097: 2096: 2095: 2088:Transit method 2085: 2084: 2083: 2073: 2072: 2071: 2061: 2056: 2055: 2054: 2044: 2043: 2042: 2035:Direct imaging 2032: 2026: 2024: 2018: 2017: 2015: 2014: 2009: 2004: 1999: 1994: 1989: 1984: 1979: 1974: 1969: 1964: 1959: 1954: 1949: 1944: 1939: 1933: 1931: 1925: 1924: 1922: 1921: 1920: 1919: 1914: 1909: 1904: 1896: 1891: 1890: 1889: 1879: 1878: 1877: 1866: 1864: 1858: 1857: 1855: 1854: 1852:Star formation 1849: 1847:Scattered disc 1844: 1839: 1834: 1829: 1824: 1819: 1814: 1809: 1804: 1799: 1794: 1789: 1784: 1779: 1774: 1769: 1764: 1759: 1754: 1749: 1744: 1739: 1734: 1729: 1724: 1719: 1714: 1709: 1704: 1699: 1697:Excretion disk 1694: 1689: 1684: 1679: 1674: 1669: 1664: 1659: 1654: 1652:Accretion disk 1649: 1643: 1641: 1631: 1630: 1627: 1626: 1624: 1623: 1618: 1613: 1608: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1578: 1573: 1568: 1563: 1561:Eyeball planet 1558: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1517: 1515: 1511: 1510: 1508: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1451: 1445: 1443: 1437: 1436: 1434: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1402: 1397: 1392: 1387: 1382: 1377: 1371: 1369: 1360: 1350: 1349: 1342: 1340: 1338: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1311: 1309: 1305: 1304: 1302: 1301: 1296: 1295: 1294: 1293: 1292: 1276: 1273: 1272: 1267: 1266: 1259: 1252: 1244: 1238: 1237: 1230: 1229:External links 1227: 1226: 1225: 1178: 1170: 1167: 1164: 1163: 1135: 1124: 1063: 1012: 993: 948: 887: 842: 829:10.1086/427204 789: 740: 681: 636: 587: 542: 490: 435: 423: 373: 327: 315: 252: 251: 249: 246: 245: 244: 239: 234: 229: 224: 219: 214: 209: 204: 197: 194: 165: 162: 146: 143: 131: 128: 115: 112: 108: 105: 89: 86: 85:(1.7–3.9  30: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2647: 2636: 2633: 2631: 2630:Giant planets 2628: 2627: 2625: 2615: 2605: 2603: 2593: 2591: 2581: 2579: 2574: 2569: 2567: 2557: 2556: 2553: 2540: 2537: 2535: 2532: 2531: 2528: 2522: 2519: 2517: 2514: 2512: 2509: 2507: 2504: 2502: 2499: 2497: 2494: 2492: 2489: 2487: 2484: 2482: 2479: 2477: 2474: 2472: 2469: 2467: 2464: 2463: 2461: 2457: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2441: 2439: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2416: 2414: 2411: 2409: 2406: 2404: 2401: 2399: 2396: 2394: 2391: 2389: 2386: 2384: 2381: 2379: 2376: 2374: 2371: 2369: 2366: 2365: 2363: 2362: 2357: 2354: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2340: 2337: 2335: 2332: 2330: 2327: 2325: 2322: 2321: 2320: 2317: 2315: 2312: 2310: 2307: 2305: 2302: 2300: 2297: 2295: 2292: 2290: 2287: 2285: 2282: 2281: 2280: 2277: 2276: 2271: 2268: 2266: 2263: 2261: 2258: 2257: 2255: 2254: 2252: 2250: 2246: 2240: 2237: 2235: 2232: 2230: 2227: 2225: 2222: 2220: 2217: 2215: 2212: 2211: 2209: 2205: 2199: 2196: 2194: 2191: 2189: 2186: 2184: 2181: 2179: 2176: 2174: 2171: 2169: 2166: 2164: 2161: 2159: 2156: 2154: 2151: 2149: 2146: 2144: 2141: 2139: 2136: 2134: 2131: 2129: 2126: 2124: 2121: 2119: 2116: 2115: 2113: 2111: 2107: 2101: 2098: 2094: 2091: 2090: 2089: 2086: 2082: 2079: 2078: 2077: 2074: 2070: 2067: 2066: 2065: 2062: 2060: 2057: 2053: 2050: 2049: 2048: 2045: 2041: 2038: 2037: 2036: 2033: 2031: 2028: 2027: 2025: 2023: 2019: 2013: 2012:Yellow giants 2010: 2008: 2005: 2003: 2000: 1998: 1995: 1993: 1990: 1988: 1985: 1983: 1980: 1978: 1975: 1973: 1970: 1968: 1965: 1963: 1960: 1958: 1955: 1953: 1950: 1948: 1945: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1934: 1932: 1930: 1926: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1900: 1899: 1897: 1895: 1892: 1888: 1885: 1884: 1883: 1880: 1876: 1873: 1872: 1871: 1868: 1867: 1865: 1863: 1859: 1853: 1850: 1848: 1845: 1843: 1840: 1838: 1835: 1833: 1830: 1828: 1825: 1823: 1820: 1818: 1815: 1813: 1810: 1808: 1805: 1803: 1800: 1798: 1795: 1793: 1790: 1788: 1785: 1783: 1782:Merging stars 1780: 1778: 1775: 1773: 1770: 1768: 1765: 1763: 1760: 1758: 1755: 1753: 1750: 1748: 1745: 1743: 1740: 1738: 1735: 1733: 1730: 1728: 1725: 1723: 1720: 1718: 1715: 1713: 1710: 1708: 1705: 1703: 1700: 1698: 1695: 1693: 1690: 1688: 1685: 1683: 1680: 1678: 1675: 1673: 1670: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1657:Asteroid belt 1655: 1653: 1650: 1648: 1645: 1644: 1642: 1640: 1632: 1622: 1619: 1617: 1614: 1612: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1602: 1599: 1597: 1596:Pulsar planet 1594: 1592: 1589: 1587: 1584: 1582: 1579: 1577: 1574: 1572: 1569: 1567: 1564: 1562: 1559: 1557: 1554: 1552: 1551:Double planet 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1518: 1516: 1512: 1506: 1503: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1490:Super-Neptune 1488: 1486: 1485:Super-Jupiter 1483: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1460:Helium planet 1458: 1455: 1452: 1450: 1447: 1446: 1444: 1442: 1438: 1432: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1406: 1403: 1401: 1398: 1396: 1395:Hycean planet 1393: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1385:Desert planet 1383: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1375:Carbon planet 1373: 1372: 1370: 1368: 1364: 1361: 1359: 1351: 1346: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1312: 1310: 1306: 1300: 1297: 1291: 1288: 1287: 1286: 1283: 1282: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1274: 1265: 1260: 1258: 1253: 1251: 1246: 1245: 1242: 1236: 1233: 1232: 1222: 1218: 1214: 1210: 1206: 1202: 1197: 1192: 1188: 1184: 1179: 1176: 1173: 1172: 1152: 1151: 1146: 1139: 1133: 1128: 1120: 1116: 1112: 1108: 1104: 1100: 1096: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1078: 1074: 1067: 1058: 1053: 1049: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1016: 1008: 1002: 1000: 998: 989: 985: 981: 977: 972: 967: 963: 959: 952: 943: 938: 933: 928: 924: 920: 915: 910: 906: 902: 898: 891: 883: 879: 875: 871: 866: 861: 857: 853: 846: 838: 834: 830: 826: 821: 816: 812: 808: 804: 800: 793: 785: 781: 777: 773: 768: 763: 759: 755: 751: 744: 736: 732: 727: 722: 718: 714: 709: 704: 700: 696: 692: 685: 677: 673: 669: 665: 660: 655: 651: 647: 640: 632: 628: 624: 620: 615: 610: 606: 602: 598: 591: 583: 579: 575: 571: 566: 561: 557: 553: 546: 537: 532: 528: 524: 519: 514: 510: 506: 502: 494: 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 461: 456: 452: 448: 447: 439: 432: 427: 419: 415: 411: 407: 402: 397: 393: 389: 385: 377: 369: 365: 361: 357: 352: 347: 343: 339: 331: 324: 319: 311: 307: 302: 297: 293: 289: 284: 279: 276:(1): id. 33. 275: 271: 267: 260: 258: 253: 243: 240: 238: 237:Super-Jupiter 235: 233: 230: 228: 225: 223: 220: 218: 217:Hycean planet 215: 213: 210: 208: 205: 203: 200: 199: 193: 191: 175: 171: 161: 159: 154: 152: 140: 137: 127: 125: 121: 103: 99: 95: 84: 80: 76: 72: 67: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 25: 19: 2614:Solar System 2356:Proper names 2133:Earth analog 2118:Astrobiology 2110:Habitability 2047:Microlensing 2007:White dwarfs 1977:M/Red dwarfs 1967:Herbig Ae/Be 1952:Brown dwarfs 1894:Rogue planet 1875:Interstellar 1817:Planetesimal 1586:Planetesimal 1566:Giant planet 1556:Ecumenopolis 1454:Mini-Neptune 1453: 1390:Dwarf planet 1186: 1182: 1154:. Retrieved 1150:Ars Technica 1148: 1138: 1127: 1076: 1072: 1066: 1029: 1025: 1015: 961: 957: 951: 942:10150/633733 904: 900: 890: 855: 851: 845: 802: 798: 792: 757: 753: 749: 743: 698: 694: 684: 649: 645: 639: 604: 600: 596: 590: 555: 551: 545: 508: 504: 493: 450: 444: 438: 426: 391: 387: 383: 376: 341: 337: 330: 318: 273: 269: 190:ocean planet 167: 158:sub-Neptunes 155: 141: 136:ocean planet 133: 68: 43: 39: 36:Mini-Neptune 35: 33: 2602:Outer space 2590:Spaceflight 2368:before 2000 2284:Discoveries 2059:Polarimetry 1947:Binary star 1837:Rubble pile 1832:Ring system 1802:Outer space 1772:Kuiper belt 1727:Hills cloud 1682:Debris disk 1677:Cosmic dust 1606:Sub-Neptune 1591:Protoplanet 1526:Brown dwarf 1514:Other types 1470:Hot Neptune 1465:Hot Jupiter 1456:(Gas dwarf) 1431:Super-Earth 1416:Ocean world 1411:Lava planet 1405:Iron planet 1367:Terrestrial 1308:Main topics 1156:17 December 242:Planet Nine 232:Super-Earth 227:Sub-Neptune 212:Hot Neptune 207:Hot Jupiter 170:Kepler-138d 94:metallicity 83:Earth radii 18:Sub-Neptune 2635:Exoplanets 2624:Categories 2279:Exoplanets 2260:Host stars 2207:Catalogues 2030:Astrometry 1992:Subdwarf B 1929:Host stars 1902:Retrograde 1797:Oort cloud 1635:Formation 1571:Mesoplanet 1495:Super-puff 1421:Mega-Earth 1400:Ice planet 1285:Definition 1270:Exoplanets 1086:1506.07067 1039:1912.02701 1032:(2): L33. 914:1903.00174 558:(2): 135. 518:1703.10375 511:(3): 109. 394:(2): 146. 283:1606.08088 248:References 222:Mega-Earth 186: g/cm 130:Properties 124:gas giants 120:ice giants 98:exoplanets 75:rocky core 71:gas planet 2566:Astronomy 2373:2000–2009 2339:1501–2000 2334:1001–1500 2022:Detection 1987:Red giant 1647:Accretion 1639:evolution 1480:Ice giant 1475:Gas giant 1426:Sub-Earth 1315:Exoplanet 1196:0901.1698 1119:205243944 971:1304.5157 964:(1): L9. 865:1001.4851 858:(1): 59. 815:CiteSeerX 767:1401.4195 760:(2): 20. 708:1404.2960 659:1312.0936 652:(1): L6. 614:1407.4457 607:(1): 41. 565:1412.8687 485:118522228 460:1310.2211 401:1202.6328 351:1111.2628 310:119203398 192:instead. 118:, namely 79:volatiles 40:gas dwarf 2329:501–1000 2309:Heaviest 2289:Extremes 1997:Subgiant 1870:Exocomet 1221:18849636 1111:26085271 735:24912169 196:See also 164:Examples 52:hydrogen 2552:Portals 2304:Largest 2299:Nearest 2002:T Tauri 1898:Orbits 1882:Exomoon 1862:Systems 1576:Planemo 1441:Gaseous 1201:Bibcode 1091:Bibcode 1044:Bibcode 976:Bibcode 919:Bibcode 870:Bibcode 837:6475341 807:Bibcode 772:Bibcode 713:Bibcode 664:Bibcode 619:Bibcode 570:Bibcode 523:Bibcode 465:Bibcode 406:Bibcode 356:Bibcode 344:: A46. 288:Bibcode 73:with a 64:ammonia 48:Neptune 2319:Kepler 2294:Firsts 2193:Tholin 2064:Timing 1982:Pulsar 1907:Trojan 1521:Blanet 1280:Planet 1219:  1117:  1109:  1073:Nature 835:  817:  750:KEPLER 733:  483:  384:KEPLER 308:  56:helium 2578:Stars 2459:Other 2324:1–500 2249:Lists 1358:types 1353:Sizes 1217:S2CID 1191:arXiv 1115:S2CID 1081:arXiv 1034:arXiv 966:arXiv 909:arXiv 860:arXiv 833:S2CID 762:arXiv 703:arXiv 654:arXiv 609:arXiv 560:arXiv 513:arXiv 481:S2CID 455:arXiv 396:arXiv 346:arXiv 306:S2CID 278:arXiv 60:water 2448:2024 2443:2023 2438:2022 2433:2021 2428:2020 2423:2019 2418:2018 2413:2017 2408:2016 2403:2015 2398:2014 2393:2013 2388:2012 2383:2011 2378:2010 2093:list 2081:list 2069:list 2052:list 2040:list 1637:and 1355:and 1158:2022 1107:PMID 731:PMID 597:MOST 183:−1.2 181:+2.2 122:and 1290:IAU 1209:doi 1187:695 1099:doi 1077:522 1052:doi 1030:887 984:doi 962:769 937:hdl 927:doi 905:875 878:doi 856:744 825:doi 803:621 780:doi 758:210 721:doi 699:111 672:doi 650:783 627:doi 605:801 578:doi 556:800 531:doi 509:154 473:doi 451:778 414:doi 392:790 364:doi 342:538 296:doi 274:828 178:2.1 42:or 2626:: 2346:K2 1215:. 1207:. 1199:. 1185:. 1147:. 1113:. 1105:. 1097:. 1089:. 1075:. 1050:. 1042:. 1028:. 1024:. 996:^ 982:. 974:. 960:. 935:. 925:. 917:. 903:. 899:. 876:. 868:. 854:. 831:. 823:. 813:. 801:. 778:. 770:. 756:. 729:. 719:. 711:. 697:. 693:. 670:. 662:. 648:. 625:. 617:. 603:. 576:. 568:. 554:. 529:. 521:. 507:. 503:. 479:. 471:. 463:. 449:. 412:. 404:. 390:. 362:. 354:. 340:. 304:. 294:. 286:. 272:. 268:. 256:^ 126:. 116:🜨 109:🜨 90:🜨 62:, 34:A 2554:: 1942:B 1937:A 1263:e 1256:t 1249:v 1223:. 1211:: 1203:: 1193:: 1160:. 1121:. 1101:: 1093:: 1083:: 1060:. 1054:: 1046:: 1036:: 990:. 986:: 978:: 968:: 945:. 939:: 929:: 921:: 911:: 884:. 880:: 872:: 862:: 839:. 827:: 809:: 786:. 782:: 774:: 764:: 737:. 723:: 715:: 705:: 678:. 674:: 666:: 656:: 633:. 629:: 621:: 611:: 584:. 580:: 572:: 562:: 539:. 533:: 525:: 515:: 487:. 475:: 467:: 457:: 420:. 416:: 408:: 398:: 370:. 366:: 358:: 348:: 312:. 298:: 290:: 280:: 147:E 144:M 113:R 106:R 87:R 54:- 20:.

Index

Sub-Neptune

Neptune
hydrogen
helium
water
ammonia
gas planet
rocky core
volatiles
Earth radii
metallicity
exoplanets
terrestrial-like planets
ice giants
gas giants
ocean planet
hydrodynamic escape
sub-Neptunes
Kepler-138d
massive than Earth
ocean planet
Chthonian planet
Hot Jupiter
Hot Neptune
Hycean planet
Mega-Earth
Sub-Neptune
Super-Earth
Super-Jupiter

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.