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Exoplanet PSR B1620-26 b
Exoplanet PSR B1620-26 b orbits star PSR B1620-26 that lies 12400 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 794.768 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
12400 light years
12400 light years
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PSR B1620-26 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: PSR B1620-26
Distance from the star: 23 AU
Orbit around star: 36500 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet PSR B1620-26 b around its star is 36500 days (or 99.9 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: 794.768 M Earth
| 2.5008 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet PSR B1620-26 b has 794.768 Earth masses (or 2.5008 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: 1993
Other designations of this exoplanet
EQ J1623-2631 b, PSR J1623-2631 b
EQ J1623-2631 b, PSR J1623-2631 b
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PSR B1620-26 system structure
Exoplanet PSR B1620-26 b orbits star PSR B1620-26, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| PSR B1620-26 b | 23 AU | 794.8 M⊕ | 36500 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, PSR B1620-26 b has 2.5 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Uranus and Neptune from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 14450.33 | 975.18 | 794.77 | 7225.16 | 2.5 | 8.35 | 54.44 | 46.21 |
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Distance | 58.97 | 31.81 | 23 | 15.09 | 4.42 | 2.41 | 1.2 | 0.77 |