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Exoplanet Gliese 96 b
Exoplanet Gliese 96 b orbits star Gliese 96 that lies 39 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 19.66 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
39 light years
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Gliese 96 b
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 96
Distance from the star: 0.291 AU
Orbit around star: 73.94 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 96 b around its star is 73.94 days.
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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 19.66 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 96 b has 19.66 Earth masses, or 1.14 times the mass of Neptune.
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
Size: 4.674 R Earth | 0.4 R Jupiter
Density: 1062 kg/m3 | 19.26 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2018 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
G 173-53 b, BD+47 612 b, GJ 96 b, HIC 11048 b, HIP 11048 b, 2MASS J02221463+4752481 b, NLTT 7753 b, TIC 409527090 b, TYC 3298-1434-1 b, WISEA J022214.85+475248.5 b
G 173-53 b, BD+47 612 b, GJ 96 b, HIC 11048 b, HIP 11048 b, 2MASS J02221463+4752481 b, NLTT 7753 b, TIC 409527090 b, TYC 3298-1434-1 b, WISEA J022214.85+475248.5 b
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Gliese 96 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 96 b orbits star Gliese 96, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Gliese 96 | ||||||||
| Gliese 96 b | 0.29 AU | 19.7 M⊕ | 4.7 R⊕ | 73.9 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 96 b has 1.14 times the mass of Neptune and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 357.45 | 24.12 | 19.66 | 178.73 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 1.35 | 1.14 |
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Size | 12.21 | 4.92 | 4.67 | 8.82 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 1.17 | 1.23 |
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Density | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.85 | 1.52 | 0.84 | 0.61 |
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Distance | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.3 - 0.43 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible in its atmosphere or on the potential moons orbiting the planet.