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Exoplanet Iota Horologii b
Exoplanet Iota Horologii b orbits star Iota Horologii that lies 57 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 788.409 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Iota Horologii b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Iota Horologii
Distance from the star: 0.96 AU
Orbit around star: 307.2 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Iota Horologii b around its star is 307.2 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: 788.409 M Earth
| 2.4808 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Iota Horologii b has 788.409 Earth masses (or 2.4808 Jupiter masses).
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
Year of discovery: 1999 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
ι Hor b, GJ 108 b, Gliese 108 b, HD 17051 b, HIC 12653 b, HIP 12653 b, HR 810 b, 2MASS J02423346-5048008 b, LTT 1322 b, NLTT 8800 b, TIC 166853853 b, TYC 8056-1164-1 b, WISEA J024233.84-504758.7 b
ι Hor b, GJ 108 b, Gliese 108 b, HD 17051 b, HIC 12653 b, HIP 12653 b, HR 810 b, 2MASS J02423346-5048008 b, LTT 1322 b, NLTT 8800 b, TIC 166853853 b, TYC 8056-1164-1 b, WISEA J024233.84-504758.7 b
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Iota Horologii system structure
Exoplanet Iota Horologii b orbits star Iota Horologii, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| Iota Horologii b | 0.96 AU | 788.4 M⊕ | 307.2 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Iota Horologii b has 2.48 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Earth.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 14334.71 | 967.37 | 788.41 | 7167.35 | 2.48 | 8.28 | 54 | 45.84 |
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Distance | 2.46 | 1.33 | 0.96 | 0.63 | 0.18 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.3 - 1.9 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.