Exoplanet Epsilon Eridani asteroid belt

Exoplanet Epsilon Eridani asteroid belt orbits star Epsilon Eridani that lies 11 light years away from the Sun. It has about 250px of Earth radius and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.

Sun distance
11 light years

Loading may take a moment.

Epsilon Eridani asteroid belt

Exoplanet

Star: Epsilon Eridani

Distance from the star: 14 AU

Basic characteristic

Size: 12 R Earth | 1.1 R Jupiter

Other designations of this exoplanet
Ran asteroid belt, Gliese 144 asteroid belt, 18 Eridani asteroid belt, BD -09°697 asteroid belt, GCTP 742.00 asteroid belt, HD 22049 asteroid belt, HIP 16537 asteroid belt, HR 1084 asteroid belt, LHS 1557 asteroid belt, SAO 130564 asteroid belt, WDS 03330-0928 asteroid belt, eps Eri asteroid belt

Epsilon Eridani system structure

Exoplanet Epsilon Eridani asteroid belt orbits star Epsilon Eridani, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.


Epsilon Eridani
	Epsilon Eridani asteroid belt	2 AU		1 R⊕	-
	Epsilon Eridani b	3.48 AU	248 M⊕		2775 days
	Epsilon Eridani asteroid belt	14 AU		12 R⊕	-
	Epsilon Eridani c unconfirmed	40 AU	31.8 M⊕		102270 days
	Epsilon Eridani Main belt	70 AU		10 R⊕	-

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, Epsilon Eridani asteroid belt orbits its star a little closer than Uranus.

		Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
	Size	31.34	12.63	12	22.64	1.07	1.32	3	3.16
	Distance	35.9	19.36	14	9.19	2.69	1.47	0.73	0.47

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 0.7 - 1 AU

The planet is too cold to sustain liquid water on its surface. It is however possible that there is environment with higher temperatures on some of its potential moons.