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Exoplanet HD 150706 b
Exoplanet HD 150706 b orbits star HD 150706 that lies 92 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 861.528 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
92 light years
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HD 150706 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 150706
Distance from the star: 6.7 AU
Orbit around star: 5894 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 150706 b around its star is 5894 days (or 16.1 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 861.528 M Earth
| 2.7109 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 150706 b has 861.528 Earth masses (or 2.7109 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: 2012 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
BD+80°519 b, GJ 632 b, Gliese 632 b, HIC 809025 b, HIP 809025 b, SAO 8557 b, TYC 4575-1336-1 b, TIC 159511543 b
BD+80°519 b, GJ 632 b, Gliese 632 b, HIC 809025 b, HIP 809025 b, SAO 8557 b, TYC 4575-1336-1 b, TIC 159511543 b
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HD 150706 system structure
Exoplanet HD 150706 b orbits star HD 150706, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| HD 150706 b | 6.7 AU | 861.5 M⊕ | 5894 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 150706 b has 2.71 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 | 15664.15 | 1057.09 | 861.53 | 7832.07 | 2.71 | 9.05 | 59.01 | 50.09 |
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Distance | 17.18 | 9.27 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 1.29 | 0.7 | 0.35 | 0.22 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.93 - 1.3 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.