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Exoplanet Gliese 2056 b
Exoplanet Gliese 2056 b orbits star Gliese 2056 that lies 93 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 16.213 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
93 light years
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Gliese 2056 b
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 2056
Distance from the star: 0.283 AU
Orbit around star: 69.971 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 2056 b around its star is 69.971 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: 16.213 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 2056 b has 16.213 Earth masses, or 0.94 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...
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Year of discovery: 2020 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
CD-24 5005 b, GJ 2056 b, Gliese 2056 b, GSC 06528-00972 b, HIC 34785 b, HIP 34785 b, 2MASS J07120481-2453315 b, TIC 65406275 b, TYC 6528-972-1 b
CD-24 5005 b, GJ 2056 b, Gliese 2056 b, GSC 06528-00972 b, HIC 34785 b, HIP 34785 b, 2MASS J07120481-2453315 b, TIC 65406275 b, TYC 6528-972-1 b
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Gliese 2056 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 2056 b orbits star Gliese 2056, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gliese 2056 | ||||||||
| Gliese 2056 b | 0.28 AU | 16.2 M⊕ | 70 days | ||||||
| Gliese 2056 c | 3.45 AU | 141.2 M⊕ | 2982.4 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 2056 b has 94 % of 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 | 294.78 | 19.89 | 16.21 | 147.39 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 1.11 | 0.94 |
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Distance | 0.73 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.5 - 0.73 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.