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Exoplanet HD 7924 b
Exoplanet HD 7924 b orbits star HD 7924 that lies 55 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 8.68 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
55 light years
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HD 7924 b
Exoplanet
Star: HD 7924
Distance from the star: 0.056 AU
Orbit around star: 5.397 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 7924 b around its star is 5.397 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: 8.68 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 7924 b has 8.68 Earth masses, or 0.59 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...
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Other designations of this exoplanet
BD+75°58 b, GJ 56.5 b, Gliese 56.5 b, GJ 9054 b, Gliese 9054 b, HD 7924 b, HIC 6379 b, HIP 6379 b, SAO 4386 b, PPM 4675 b, TIC 468723402 b, TYC 4494-1346-1 b, GCRV 766 b, GSC 04494-01396 b, 2MASS J01215911+7642372 b
BD+75°58 b, GJ 56.5 b, Gliese 56.5 b, GJ 9054 b, Gliese 9054 b, HD 7924 b, HIC 6379 b, HIP 6379 b, SAO 4386 b, PPM 4675 b, TIC 468723402 b, TYC 4494-1346-1 b, GCRV 766 b, GSC 04494-01396 b, 2MASS J01215911+7642372 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 7924 b has 59 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 157.82 | 10.65 | 8.68 | 78.91 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.59 | 0.5 |
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Distance | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.76 - 1.1 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.