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Exoplanet HD 217107 c
Exoplanet HD 217107 c orbits star HD 217107 that lies 66 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1300.24 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 217107 c
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 217107
Distance from the star: 5.94 AU
Orbit around star: 5059.34 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 217107 c around its star is 5059.34 days (or 13.9 years).
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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Eccentricity: 0.4Basic characteristic
Mass: 1300.24 M Earth
| 4.0914 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 217107 c has 1300.24 Earth masses (or 4.0914 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: 2005 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
6 G. Piscium c, BD−03° 5539 c, FK5 3836 c, HIC 113421 c, HIP 113421 c, HR 8734 c, SAO 146412 c, CCDM J22583-0224AB c, IRAS 22556-0239 c, 2MASS J22581556-0223432 c, TIC 38271828 c, TYC 5235-1468-1 c, YZ 92 7936 c
6 G. Piscium c, BD−03° 5539 c, FK5 3836 c, HIC 113421 c, HIP 113421 c, HR 8734 c, SAO 146412 c, CCDM J22583-0224AB c, IRAS 22556-0239 c, 2MASS J22581556-0223432 c, TIC 38271828 c, TYC 5235-1468-1 c, YZ 92 7936 c
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HD 217107 system structure
Exoplanet HD 217107 c orbits star HD 217107, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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HD 217107 | ||||||||
| HD 217107 b | 0.07 AU | 443.2 M⊕ | 7.1 days | ||||||
| HD 217107 c | 5.94 AU | 1300.2 M⊕ | 5059.3 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 217107 c has 4.09 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Jupiter and Saturn from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 23640.73 | 1595.39 | 1300.24 | 11820.36 | 4.09 | 13.66 | 89.06 | 75.6 |
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Distance | 15.23 | 8.22 | 5.94 | 3.9 | 1.14 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.2 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.99 - 1.4 AU
The planet is too cold to sustain liquid water on its surface. It is however possible that there is environment with higher temperatures on some of its potential moons.
The planet is probably a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible on the potential moons orbiting it.