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Exoplanet 61 Virginis d
Exoplanet 61 Virginis d orbits star 61 Virginis that lies 28 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 22.253 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
28 light years
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61 Virginis d
Exoplanet
Star: 61 Virginis
Distance from the star: 0.476 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 22.253 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet 61 Virginis d has 22.253 Earth masses, or 1.29 times the mass of Neptune.
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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Other designations of this exoplanet
61 Vir d, Gliese 506 d, BD-17°3813 d, FK5 1345 d, GCTP 3039.00 d, HD 115617 d, HIP 64924 d, HR 5019 d, LHS 349 d, LTT 5111 d, SAO 157844 d
61 Vir d, Gliese 506 d, BD-17°3813 d, FK5 1345 d, GCTP 3039.00 d, HD 115617 d, HIP 64924 d, HR 5019 d, LHS 349 d, LTT 5111 d, SAO 157844 d
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61 Virginis system structure
Exoplanet 61 Virginis d orbits star 61 Virginis, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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61 Virginis | ||||||||
| 61 Virginis b | 0.05 AU | 6.4 M⊕ | 1.6 R⊕ | 4.2 days | |||||
| 61 Virginis c | 0.22 AU | 19.1 M⊕ | 38 days | ||||||
| 61 Virginis d | 0.48 AU | 22.3 M⊕ | - | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, 61 Virginis d has 1.29 times the mass of Neptune and it orbits its star between distances of Mercury and Venus from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 404.6 | 27.3 | 22.25 | 202.3 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 1.52 | 1.29 |
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Distance | 1.22 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.31 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.97 - 1.4 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.