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Exoplanet HD 30562 b
Exoplanet HD 30562 b orbits star HD 30562 that lies 85 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 436.486 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
85 light years
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HD 30562 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 30562
Distance from the star: 2.315 AU
Orbit around star: 1159.2 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 30562 b around its star is 1159.2 days (or 3.2 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: 436.486 M Earth
| 1.3735 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 30562 b has 436.486 Earth masses (or 1.3735 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: 2009 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
BD–05°1044 b, GJ 177.1 b, Gliese 177.1 b, HD 30562 b, HIC 22336 b, HIP 22336 b, HR 1536 b, SAO 131504 b, PPM 187358 b, NLTT 13980 b, GCRV 2828 b, LTT 2093 b, 2MASS J04483633-0540258 b, TIC 176379354 b, TYC 4748-1630-1 b, WISEA J044836.62-054028.9 b
BD–05°1044 b, GJ 177.1 b, Gliese 177.1 b, HD 30562 b, HIC 22336 b, HIP 22336 b, HR 1536 b, SAO 131504 b, PPM 187358 b, NLTT 13980 b, GCRV 2828 b, LTT 2093 b, 2MASS J04483633-0540258 b, TIC 176379354 b, TYC 4748-1630-1 b, WISEA J044836.62-054028.9 b
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HD 30562 system structure
Exoplanet HD 30562 b orbits star HD 30562, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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HD 30562 | ||||||||
| HD 30562 b | 2.32 AU (HZ) | 436.5 M⊕ | 1159.2 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 30562 b has 1.37 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Mars and Jupiter from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 7936.11 | 535.57 | 436.49 | 3968.05 | 1.37 | 4.58 | 29.9 | 25.38 |
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Distance | 5.94 | 3.2 | 2.32 | 1.52 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.8 - 2.7 AU
The planet is orbiting inside the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible in its atmosphere or on the potential moons orbiting the planet.