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Exoplanet HD 20782 b

Exoplanet HD 20782 b orbits star HD 20782 that lies 117 light years away from the Sun. It weighs about 454.6 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
117 light years

iconHD 20782 b

Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 20782
icon distanceDistance from the star: 1.397 AU
icon time Orbit around star: 597.065 days +
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 20782 b around its star is 597.065 days (or 1.6 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... icon More about Orbital period in StellarGuide

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 454.6 M Earth
| 1.4305 M Jupiter
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Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 20782 b has 454.6 Earth masses (or 1.4305 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... icon More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
icon discoveryYear of discovery: 2006 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
CD−29°1231 b, HIC 15527 b, HIP 15527 b, SAO 168469 b, WDS J03201-2851A b, 2MASS J03200355-2851145 b, LTT 1582 b, NLTT 10636 b, TIC 144503325 b, TYC 6445-136-1 b, WISEA J032003.86-285115.4 b, Gaia DR2 5060104351007433472 b

HD 20782 system structure

Exoplanet HD 20782 b orbits star HD 20782, which has similar mass to Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
 HD 20782
HD 20782 b 1.4 AU 454.6 M⊕ 597.1 days

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 20782 b has 1.43 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Mars.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
icon mass Mass 8265.58557.8454.614132.791.434.7831.1426.43
icon distance Distance3.581.931.40.920.270.150.070.05
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