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Exoplanet Gliese 479 b
Exoplanet Gliese 479 b orbits star Gliese 479 that lies 31 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 5.1 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
31 light years
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Gliese 479 b
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 479
Distance from the star: 0.074 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 5.1 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 479 b has 5.1 Earth masses, or 0.35 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-51 6859 b, LHS 336 b, HIC 61629 b, HIP 61629 b, LFT 930 b, L 255-20 b, LPM 438 b, LTT 4806 b, NLTT 31327 b, 2MASS J12375231-5200055 b
CD-51 6859 b, LHS 336 b, HIC 61629 b, HIP 61629 b, LFT 930 b, L 255-20 b, LPM 438 b, LTT 4806 b, NLTT 31327 b, 2MASS J12375231-5200055 b
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Gliese 479 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 479 b orbits star Gliese 479, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Gliese 479 | ||||||||
| Gliese 479 b | 0.07 AU | 5.1 M⊕ | - | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 479 b has 35 % 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 | 92.73 | 6.26 | 5.1 | 46.36 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.35 | 0.3 |
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Distance | 0.19 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.15 - 0.21 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.