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Exoplanet Fomalhaut Dagon
(Unconfirmed Exoplanet)
Fomalhaut Dagon is an unconfirmed exoplanet detected around star Fomalhaut. More observations are needed to confirm its existence.
Sun distance
25 light years
25 light years
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Fomalhaut Dagon
Exoplanet
Star: Fomalhaut
Distance from the star: 177 AU
Orbit around star: 620500 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Fomalhaut Dagon around its star is 620500 days (or 1698.8 years).
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Year of discovery: 2008 (imaging)
Other designations of this exoplanet
α Piscis Austrini Dagon, α PsA Dagon, Alpha PsA Dagon, 24 Piscis Austrini Dagon, CPD −30° 6685 Dagon, FK5 867 Dagon, Gl 881 Dagon, HD 216956 Dagon, HIP 113368 Dagon, HR 8728 Dagon, SAO 191524 Dagon, alf PsA Dagon
α Piscis Austrini Dagon, α PsA Dagon, Alpha PsA Dagon, 24 Piscis Austrini Dagon, CPD −30° 6685 Dagon, FK5 867 Dagon, Gl 881 Dagon, HD 216956 Dagon, HIP 113368 Dagon, HR 8728 Dagon, SAO 191524 Dagon, alf PsA Dagon
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Fomalhaut system structure
Exoplanet Fomalhaut Dagon orbits star Fomalhaut, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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177 AU | 620500 days | |||||||
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Fomalhaut Dagon orbits its star between distances of Neptune and from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Distance | 453.85 | 244.81 | 177 | 116.14 | 34.02 | 18.56 | 9.23 | 5.89 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 4.3 - 6.3 AU
The planet is too cold to sustain liquid water on its surface. It is however possible that there is environment with higher temperatures on some of its potential moons.
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