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Exoplanet 59 Virginis b
Exoplanet 59 Virginis b orbits star 59 Virginis that lies 57 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1271.628 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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59 Virginis b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: 59 Virginis
Distance from the star: 43.5 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 1271.628 M Earth
| 4.0013 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet 59 Virginis b has 1271.628 Earth masses (or 4.0013 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: 10.761 R Earth | 1 R Jupiter
Density: 5626 kg/m3 | 102.05 % Earth
Temperature: 544 K | 270.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2013 (imaging)
Other designations of this exoplanet
e Vir b, e Virginis b, BD+10 2531 b, 59 Vir b, GJ 504 b, Gliese 504 b, HD 115383 b, HIC 64792 b, HIP 64792 b, HR 5011 b, SAO 119847 b, WDS J13168+0925A b, LTT 13852 b, NLTT 33523 b, 2MASS J13164653+0925269 b, TIC 397587084 b, TYC 891-624-1 b, WISEA J131646.28+092529.0 b
e Vir b, e Virginis b, BD+10 2531 b, 59 Vir b, GJ 504 b, Gliese 504 b, HD 115383 b, HIC 64792 b, HIP 64792 b, HR 5011 b, SAO 119847 b, WDS J13168+0925A b, LTT 13852 b, NLTT 33523 b, 2MASS J13164653+0925269 b, TIC 397587084 b, TYC 891-624-1 b, WISEA J131646.28+092529.0 b
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59 Virginis system structure
Exoplanet 59 Virginis b orbits star 59 Virginis, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| 59 Virginis b | 43.5 AU | 1271.6 M⊕ | 10.8 R⊕ | - | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, 59 Virginis b has 4 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Neptune and from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 23120.51 | 1560.28 | 1271.63 | 11560.25 | 4 | 13.36 | 87.1 | 73.93 |
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Size | 28.1 | 11.33 | 10.76 | 20.3 | 0.96 | 1.18 | 2.69 | 2.83 |
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Density | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.38 | 4.52 | 8.08 | 4.47 | 3.26 |
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Distance | 111.54 | 60.17 | 43.5 | 28.54 | 8.36 | 4.56 | 2.27 | 1.45 |
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Temperature | 1.24 | 0.74 | 1.89 | 2.62 | 3.34 | 4.09 | 6.97 | 7.56 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.6 - 2.3 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.