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Exoplanet Gliese 180 b
Exoplanet Gliese 180 b orbits star Gliese 180 that lies 39 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 6.49 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Gliese 180 b
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 180
Distance from the star: 0.092 AU
Orbit around star: 17.133 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 180 b around its star is 17.133 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: 0.07Basic characteristic
Mass: 6.49 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 180 b has 6.49 Earth masses, or 0.44 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 1712 b, CSI-17-04516 b, HIC 22762 b, HIP 22762 b, LFT 377 b, L 736-30 b, LP 776-27 b, LPM 198 b, LTT 2116 b, 2MASS J04534995-1746235 b, NLTT 14144 b, PLX 1097 b, PLX 1097.00 b, TYC 5903-680-1 b, [RHG95] 838 b, GJ 180 b
LHS 1712 b, CSI-17-04516 b, HIC 22762 b, HIP 22762 b, LFT 377 b, L 736-30 b, LP 776-27 b, LPM 198 b, LTT 2116 b, 2MASS J04534995-1746235 b, NLTT 14144 b, PLX 1097 b, PLX 1097.00 b, TYC 5903-680-1 b, [RHG95] 838 b, GJ 180 b
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Gliese 180 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 180 b orbits star Gliese 180, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gliese 180 | ||||||||
| Gliese 180 b | 0.09 AU | 6.5 M⊕ | 17.1 days | ||||||
| Gliese 180 c unconfirmed |
0.13 AU | 6.4 M⊕ | - | ||||||
| Gliese 180 d | 0.31 AU | 7.6 M⊕ | 106.3 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 180 b has 44 % 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 | 118 | 7.96 | 6.49 | 59 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.44 | 0.38 |
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Distance | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.17 - 0.24 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.
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