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Exoplanet Upsilon Leonis b
Exoplanet Upsilon Leonis b orbits star Upsilon Leonis that lies 182 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 162.133 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
182 light years
182 light years
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Upsilon Leonis b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Upsilon Leonis
Distance from the star: 1.18 AU
Orbit around star: 385.2 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Upsilon Leonis b around its star is 385.2 days (or 1.1 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: 162.133 M Earth
| 0.5102 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Upsilon Leonis b has 162.133 Earth masses (or 0.5102 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: 2021 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Ups Leo b, υ Leo b, 91 Leo b, BD−00°2458 b, BD-00 2458 b, FK5 437 b, HD 100920 b, HIC 56647 b, HIP 56647 b, HR 4471 b, SAO 138298 b, 2MASS J11365692-0049259 b, TIC 49430557 b, TYC 4930-1093-1 b
Ups Leo b, υ Leo b, 91 Leo b, BD−00°2458 b, BD-00 2458 b, FK5 437 b, HD 100920 b, HIC 56647 b, HIP 56647 b, HR 4471 b, SAO 138298 b, 2MASS J11365692-0049259 b, TIC 49430557 b, TYC 4930-1093-1 b
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Upsilon Leonis system structure
Exoplanet Upsilon Leonis b orbits star Upsilon Leonis, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Upsilon Leonis | ||||||||
| Upsilon Leonis b | 1.18 AU | 162.1 M⊕ | 385.2 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Upsilon Leonis b has 51 % of mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Earth and Mars from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 2947.87 | 198.94 | 162.13 | 1473.94 | 0.51 | 1.7 | 11.11 | 9.43 |
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Distance | 3.03 | 1.63 | 1.18 | 0.77 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.04 |