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Exoplanet 55 Cancri A d
Exoplanet 55 Cancri A d orbits star 55 Cancri A that lies 41 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1227.121 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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55 Cancri A d
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: 55 Cancri A
Distance from the star: 5.446 AU
Orbit around star: 4867 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet 55 Cancri A d around its star is 4867 days (or 13.3 years).
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: 0.0269Basic characteristic
Mass: 1227.121 M Earth
| 3.8613 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet 55 Cancri A d has 1227.121 Earth masses (or 3.8613 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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Year of discovery: 2002 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Copernicus d, LHS 2062 d, LDS 6219A d, GJ 324 A d, Gliese 324 d, HD 75732 d, Rho1 Cancri d, 55 Cnc d, BD+28°1660 d, HIC 43587 d, HIP 43587 d, HR 3522 d, SAO 80585 d, rho01 Cnc d, LFT 609 d, LTT 12310 d, NLTT 20414 d, TIC 332064670 d, TOI-1773 d, TYC 1949-2012-1 d, WISEA J085235.41+281948.5 d
Copernicus d, LHS 2062 d, LDS 6219A d, GJ 324 A d, Gliese 324 d, HD 75732 d, Rho1 Cancri d, 55 Cnc d, BD+28°1660 d, HIC 43587 d, HIP 43587 d, HR 3522 d, SAO 80585 d, rho01 Cnc d, LFT 609 d, LTT 12310 d, NLTT 20414 d, TIC 332064670 d, TOI-1773 d, TYC 1949-2012-1 d, WISEA J085235.41+281948.5 d
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55 Cancri system structure
Exoplanet 55 Cancri A d orbits star 55 Cancri A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 5 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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55 Cancri A | ||||||||
| 55 Cancri A e | 0.02 AU | 8.6 M⊕ | 1.9 R⊕ | 0.7 days | |||||
| 55 Cancri A b | 0.11 AU | 262.3 M⊕ | 14.7 days | ||||||
| 55 Cancri A c | 0.24 AU | 54.3 M⊕ | 44.4 days | ||||||
| 55 Cancri A f | 0.78 AU | 49.3 M⊕ | 260 days | ||||||
| 55 Cancri A d | 5.45 AU | 1227.1 M⊕ | 4867 days | ||||||
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55 Cancri B | ||||||||
| 55 Cancri B b | 0.04 AU | 3.5 M⊕ | 6.8 days | ||||||
| 55 Cancri B c | 0.13 AU | 5.3 M⊕ | 33.7 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, 55 Cancri A d has 3.86 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Jupiter and Saturn from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 22311.29 | 1505.67 | 1227.12 | 11155.65 | 3.86 | 12.89 | 84.05 | 71.34 |
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Distance | 13.96 | 7.53 | 5.45 | 3.57 | 1.05 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.99 - 1.4 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.
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11. 12 2022
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