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Exoplanet WASP-29 b
Exoplanet WASP-29 b orbits star WASP-29 that lies 286 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 77.251 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
286 light years
286 light years
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WASP-29 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP-29
Distance from the star: 0.047 AU
Orbit around star: 3.922712 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP-29 b around its star is 3.922712 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 77.251 M Earth
| 0.2431 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP-29 b has 77.251 Earth masses (or 0.2431 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
Size: 8.687 R Earth | 0.8 R Jupiter
Density: 650 kg/m3 | 11.79 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2010 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
CD-40 15273 b, TYC 8015-1020-1 b, DENIS J235131.0-395423 b, 2MASS J23513108-3954241 b, TIC 183537452 b, Gaia DR2 6534414719318224512 b
CD-40 15273 b, TYC 8015-1020-1 b, DENIS J235131.0-395423 b, 2MASS J23513108-3954241 b, TIC 183537452 b, Gaia DR2 6534414719318224512 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP-29 b has 81 % 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 | 1404.56 | 94.79 | 77.25 | 702.28 | 0.24 | 0.81 | 5.29 | 4.49 |
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Size | 22.69 | 9.14 | 8.69 | 16.39 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 2.17 | 2.29 |
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Density | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.52 | 0.93 | 0.52 | 0.38 |
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Distance | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |