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Exoplanet Gliese 625 b
Exoplanet Gliese 625 b orbits star Gliese 625 that lies 21 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.82 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
21 light years
21 light years
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Gliese 625 b
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 625
Distance from the star: 0.078 AU
Orbit around star: 14.628 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 625 b around its star is 14.628 days.
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...
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Eccentricity: 0.13Basic characteristic
Mass: 2.82 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 625 b has 2.82 Earth masses, or 0.19 times the mass of Uranus.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Year of discovery: 2017 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
G 202-48 b, HIC 80459 b, PLX 3740.03 b, PM J16254+5418 b
G 202-48 b, HIC 80459 b, PLX 3740.03 b, PM J16254+5418 b
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Gliese 625 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 625 b orbits star Gliese 625, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Gliese 625 | ||||||||
| Gliese 625 b | 0.08 AU | 2.8 M⊕ | 14.6 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 625 b has 19 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 51.27 | 3.46 | 2.82 | 25.64 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
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Distance | 0.2 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.13 - 0.19 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.