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Exoplanet Pollux b
Exoplanet Pollux b orbits star Pollux that lies 34 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 731.186 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
34 light years
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Pollux b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Pollux
Distance from the star: 1.64 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 731.186 M Earth
| 2.3008 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Pollux b has 731.186 Earth masses (or 2.3008 Jupiter masses).
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...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Other designations of this exoplanet
β Geminorum b, 78 Geminorum b, BD+28°1463 b, GCTP 1826.00 b, Gliese 286 b, GJ 286 b, HD 62509 b, HIP 37826 b, HR 2990 b, LFT 548 b, LHS 1945 b, LTT 12065 b, SAO 79666 b, * bet Gem b
β Geminorum b, 78 Geminorum b, BD+28°1463 b, GCTP 1826.00 b, Gliese 286 b, GJ 286 b, HD 62509 b, HIP 37826 b, HR 2990 b, LFT 548 b, LHS 1945 b, LTT 12065 b, SAO 79666 b, * bet Gem b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Pollux b has 2.3 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Mars and Jupiter from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mass | 13294.29 | 897.16 | 731.19 | 6647.15 | 2.3 | 7.68 | 50.08 | 42.51 |
|
Distance | 4.21 | 2.27 | 1.64 | 1.08 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 7.4 - 10.7 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.