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Exoplanet HD 87883 b
Exoplanet HD 87883 b orbits star HD 87883 that lies 60 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 565.874 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
60 light years
60 light years
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HD 87883 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 87883
Distance from the star: 3.8 AU
Orbit around star: 2754 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 87883 b around its star is 2754 days (or 7.5 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: 565.874 M Earth
| 1.7806 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 87883 b has 565.874 Earth masses (or 1.7806 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+34°2089 b, HIC 49699 b, HIP 49699 b, SAO 61890 b, PPM 75021 b, 2MASS J10084315+3414322 b, TIC 407591082 b, TYC 2506-894-1 b
BD+34°2089 b, HIC 49699 b, HIP 49699 b, SAO 61890 b, PPM 75021 b, 2MASS J10084315+3414322 b, TIC 407591082 b, TYC 2506-894-1 b
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HD 87883 system structure
Exoplanet HD 87883 b orbits star HD 87883, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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HD 87883 | ||||||||
| HD 87883 b | 3.8 AU | 565.9 M⊕ | 2754 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 87883 b has 1.78 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Jupiter.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 10288.62 | 694.32 | 565.87 | 5144.31 | 1.78 | 5.94 | 38.76 | 32.9 |
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Distance | 9.74 | 5.26 | 3.8 | 2.49 | 0.73 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.13 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.69 - 0.99 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.