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Exoplanet HD 46375 A b
Exoplanet HD 46375 A b orbits star HD 46375 A that lies 96 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 71.847 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
96 light years
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HD 46375 A b
Exoplanet
Star: HD 46375 A
Distance from the star: 0.0398 AU
Orbit around star: 3.023573 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 46375 A b around its star is 3.023573 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: 71.847 M Earth
| 0.2261 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 46375 A b has 71.847 Earth masses (or 0.2261 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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Year of discovery: 2000 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
BD+05°1295 b, HIC 31246 b, HIP 31246 b, SAO 114040 b, SLE 299A b, CoRoT 1889 b, 2MASS J06331263+0527464 b, TIC 234928947 b, TYC 154-891-1 b, WDS J06332+0528A b
BD+05°1295 b, HIC 31246 b, HIP 31246 b, SAO 114040 b, SLE 299A b, CoRoT 1889 b, 2MASS J06331263+0527464 b, TIC 234928947 b, TYC 154-891-1 b, WDS J06332+0528A b
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HD 46375 system structure
Exoplanet HD 46375 A b orbits star HD 46375 A, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 46375 A b has 75 % 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 | 1306.31 | 88.16 | 71.85 | 653.15 | 0.23 | 0.75 | 4.92 | 4.18 |
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Distance | 0.1 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.8 - 1.2 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.