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Exoplanet Wolf 1539 b
Exoplanet Wolf 1539 b orbits star Wolf 1539 that lies 40 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 260.684 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
40 light years
40 light years
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Wolf 1539 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Wolf 1539
Distance from the star: 2.41 AU
Orbit around star: 2288 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Wolf 1539 b around its star is 2288 days (or 6.3 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...
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Basic characteristic
Mass: 260.684 M Earth
| 0.8203 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Wolf 1539 b has 260.684 Earth masses (or 0.8203 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
G 83-37 b, G 84-15 b, G 82-52 b, GJ 179 b, Gliese 179 b, HIC 22627 b, HIP 22627 b, LTT 11525 b, NLTT 14088 b, 2MASS J04520573+0628356 b, Ross 401 b, TIC 450102450 b, TYC 96-602-1 b, WISEA J045205.83+062832.4 b
G 83-37 b, G 84-15 b, G 82-52 b, GJ 179 b, Gliese 179 b, HIC 22627 b, HIP 22627 b, LTT 11525 b, NLTT 14088 b, 2MASS J04520573+0628356 b, Ross 401 b, TIC 450102450 b, TYC 96-602-1 b, WISEA J045205.83+062832.4 b
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Wolf 1539 system structure
Exoplanet Wolf 1539 b orbits star Wolf 1539, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Wolf 1539 | ||||||||
| Wolf 1539 c unconfirmed |
0.03 AU | 4.9 M⊕ | 3.5 days | ||||||
| Wolf 1539 b | 2.41 AU | 260.7 M⊕ | 2288 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Wolf 1539 b has 82 % of 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 | 4739.71 | 319.86 | 260.68 | 2369.85 | 0.82 | 2.74 | 17.86 | 15.16 |
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Distance | 6.18 | 3.33 | 2.41 | 1.58 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.1 - 0.15 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.