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Exoplanet Ross 1003 b
Exoplanet Ross 1003 b orbits star Ross 1003 that lies 36 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 96.7 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
36 light years
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Ross 1003 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Ross 1003
Distance from the star: 0.166 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 96.7 M Earth
| 0.3043 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Ross 1003 b has 96.7 Earth masses (or 0.3043 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...
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Other designations of this exoplanet
Gaia DR2 772430527947893632 b, GJ 1148 b, Gliese 1148 b, LTT 13210 b, 2MASS J11414471+4245072 b, LHS 2443 b, G 122-40 b, HIP 57050 b, HIC 57050 b, LFT 836 b, LTT 13210 b, NLTT 28266 b, TIC 115869504 b, TYC 3016-1877-1 b, WISEA J114144.08+424506.2 b
Gaia DR2 772430527947893632 b, GJ 1148 b, Gliese 1148 b, LTT 13210 b, 2MASS J11414471+4245072 b, LHS 2443 b, G 122-40 b, HIP 57050 b, HIC 57050 b, LFT 836 b, LTT 13210 b, NLTT 28266 b, TIC 115869504 b, TYC 3016-1877-1 b, WISEA J114144.08+424506.2 b
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Ross 1003 system structure
Exoplanet Ross 1003 b orbits star Ross 1003, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Ross 1003 | ||||||||
| Ross 1003 b | 0.17 AU | 96.7 M⊕ | - | ||||||
| Ross 1003 c | 0.91 AU | 68 M⊕ | - | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Ross 1003 b has 1.02 times the mass of Saturn and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 1758.18 | 118.65 | 96.7 | 879.09 | 0.3 | 1.02 | 6.62 | 5.62 |
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Distance | 0.43 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.04 - 0.06 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.
The planet is probably a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible on the potential moons orbiting it.