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Exoplanet BD-03 2978 b
Exoplanet BD-03 2978 b orbits star BD-03 2978 that lies 523 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 52.35 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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BD-03 2978 b
Exoplanet, super-puff
Star: BD-03 2978
Distance from the star: 0.052 AU
Orbit around star: 4.178062 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet BD-03 2978 b around its star is 4.178062 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: 52.35 M Earth
| 0.1647 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet BD-03 2978 b has 52.35 Earth masses (or 0.1647 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...
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Size: 14.695 R Earth | 1.3 R Jupiter
Density: 91 kg/m3 | 1.65 % Earth
Temperature: 1400 K | 1126.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2016 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
WASP-127 b, 2MASS J10421407-0350062 b, TIC 169226822 b, TYC 4916-912-1 b
WASP-127 b, 2MASS J10421407-0350062 b, TIC 169226822 b, TYC 4916-912-1 b
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BD-03 2978 system structure
Exoplanet BD-03 2978 b orbits star BD-03 2978, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| BD-03 2978 b | 0.05 AU | 52.4 M⊕ | 14.7 R⊕ | 4.2 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, BD-03 2978 b has 55 % of mass of Saturn and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 951.82 | 64.23 | 52.35 | 475.91 | 0.16 | 0.55 | 3.59 | 3.04 |
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Size | 38.38 | 15.47 | 14.7 | 27.73 | 1.31 | 1.61 | 3.67 | 3.87 |
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Density | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
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Distance | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 3.18 | 1.9 | 4.86 | 6.73 | 8.59 | 10.53 | 17.95 | 19.44 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.5 - 2.2 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.
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