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Exoplanet Gliese 49 b
Exoplanet Gliese 49 b orbits star Gliese 49 that lies 32 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 5.63 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
32 light years
32 light years
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Gliese 49 b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: Gliese 49
Distance from the star: 0.0905 AU
Orbit around star: 13.8508 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 49 b around its star is 13.8508 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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 5.63 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 49 b has 5.63 Earth masses, or 0.39 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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Other designations of this exoplanet
LHS 1179 b, BD+61 195 b, HIC 4872 b, HIP 4872 b, LFT 94 b, WNO 51A b, G 244-7 b, NLTT 3392 b, LTT 10363 b, 2MASS J01023895+6220422 b, Wolf 46 b, GJ 49 b
LHS 1179 b, BD+61 195 b, HIC 4872 b, HIP 4872 b, LFT 94 b, WNO 51A b, G 244-7 b, NLTT 3392 b, LTT 10363 b, 2MASS J01023895+6220422 b, Wolf 46 b, GJ 49 b
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Gliese 49 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 49 b orbits star Gliese 49, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| Gliese 49 b | 0.09 AU | 5.6 M⊕ | 13.9 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 49 b has 39 % 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 | 102.36 | 6.91 | 5.63 | 51.18 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.39 | 0.33 |
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Distance | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.23 - 0.33 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.