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Exoplanet Gliese 784 b
Exoplanet Gliese 784 b orbits star Gliese 784 that lies 20 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 9.4 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Gliese 784 b
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 784
Distance from the star: 0.059 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 9.4 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 784 b has 9.4 Earth masses, or 0.64 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
CD−45 13677 b, HD 191849 b, HIP 99701 b, SAO 230110 b, PPM 325963 b, Ci 20 1196 b, LFT 1532 b, LHS 3531 b, LPM 730 b, LTT 7999 b, NLTT 48880 b, PLX 4794 b, PM 20103-4519 b, TYC 8392-2673-1 b, 2MASS J20135335-4509506 b
CD−45 13677 b, HD 191849 b, HIP 99701 b, SAO 230110 b, PPM 325963 b, Ci 20 1196 b, LFT 1532 b, LHS 3531 b, LPM 730 b, LTT 7999 b, NLTT 48880 b, PLX 4794 b, PM 20103-4519 b, TYC 8392-2673-1 b, 2MASS J20135335-4509506 b
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Gliese 784 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 784 b orbits star Gliese 784, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| Gliese 784 b | 0.06 AU | 9.4 M⊕ | - | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 784 b has 64 % 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 | 170.91 | 11.53 | 9.4 | 85.45 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.64 | 0.55 |
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Distance | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.33 - 0.48 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.