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Exoplanet CD Ceti b
Exoplanet CD Ceti b orbits star CD Ceti that lies 28 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3.815 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
28 light years
28 light years
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CD Ceti b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: CD Ceti
Distance from the star: 0.0185 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 3.815 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet CD Ceti b has 3.815 Earth masses, or 0.26 times the mass of Uranus.
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
Gliese 1057 b, LHS 168 b, NLTT 10256 b, G 77-31 b, CD Cet b, V* CD Cet b
Gliese 1057 b, LHS 168 b, NLTT 10256 b, G 77-31 b, CD Cet b, V* CD Cet b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, CD Ceti b has 26 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mass | 69.36 | 4.68 | 3.82 | 34.68 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 0.22 |
|
Distance | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.03 - 0.04 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.