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Astronomers at The University of New Mexico have published new research confirming three bodies orbiting the dynamic exoplanet system TOI-201. They include a super-Earth (TOI-201 d), a warm Jupiter (TOI-201 b), and a brown dwarf (TOI-201 c).

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The super-Earth (TOI-201 d) is a rocky planet roughly 1.4x Earth's size and approximately 6x Earth's mass, completing one orbit every 5.85 days. It is very close to its star and likely too hot for liquid water.

This confused me, because I didn't know that super-Earth only refers to the mass:

A super-Earth is a type of exoplanet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which are 14.5 and 17.1 times Earth's mass respectively. The term "super-Earth" refers only to the mass of the planet, and so does not imply anything about the surface conditions or habitability.

Learned something new :)

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