Exoplanet PDS 70 disc

Exoplanet PDS 70 disc orbits star PDS 70 that lies 370 light years away from the Sun. It has about 150px of Earth radius and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.

Sun distance
370 light years

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PDS 70 disc

Exoplanet

Star: PDS 70

Distance from the star: 40 AU

Basic characteristic

Other designations of this exoplanet
V1032 Cen disc, 2MASS J14081015-4123525 disc, IRAS 14050−4109 disc, CD-40 8434 disc, DENIS J140810.1-412352 disc, TIC 179413040 disc, WISE J140810.13-412352.7 disc

PDS 70 system structure

Exoplanet PDS 70 disc orbits star PDS 70, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.


PDS 70
	PDS 70 b	22.7 AU	2225.3 M⊕	19.6 R⊕	45108 days
	PDS 70 c	30.2 AU	1398.8 M⊕		-
	PDS 70 disc	40 AU			-

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, PDS 70 disc orbits its star between distances of Neptune and from the Sun.

		Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
	Distance	102.56	55.33	40	26.25	7.69	4.19	2.09	1.33

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 0.5 - 0.73 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.

News from this star system

15. 08 2021

Composition of the disc around young star PDS 70, where new exoplanets are being created

22. 07 2021

08. 07 2018