Exoplanet HD 163296 dust belt

Exoplanet HD 163296 dust belt orbits star HD 163296 that lies 331 light years away from the Sun. It has about 150px of Earth radius and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.

Sun distance
331 light years

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HD 163296 dust belt

Exoplanet

Star: HD 163296

Distance from the star: 200 AU

Basic characteristic

Other designations of this exoplanet
BD-21 4779 dust belt, HH 409 dust belt, HIC 87819 dust belt, HIP 87819 dust belt, JP11 2900 dust belt, 2MASS J17562128-2157218 dust belt, PDS 473 dust belt, TIC 105083750 dust belt, TYC 6262-2131-1 dust belt, SAO 185966 dust belt, 2XMM J175621.3-215722 dust belt

HD 163296 system structure

Exoplanet HD 163296 dust belt orbits star HD 163296, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.


HD 163296
	HD 163296 belt	66 AU		-
	HD 163296 b	105 AU (HZ)	95.4 M⊕	-
	HD 163296 c	160 AU	95.4 M⊕	-
	HD 163296 dust belt	200 AU		-

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 163296 dust belt orbits its star between distances of Neptune and from the Sun.

		Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
	Distance	512.82	276.63	200	131.23	38.44	20.97	10.43	6.65

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 97.7 - 140.8 AU

The planet seems to be close to the outer edge of the habitable zone. It is probably very cold, but environment with higher temperatures might be possible.

News from this star system

18. 09 2021

Large reservoirs of organic material detected around nearby young stars

05. 11 2019