stars
exoplanets
news
Exoplanet HD 50554 b
Exoplanet HD 50554 b orbits star HD 50554 that lies 102 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 4.46 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
102 light years
102 light years
Loading may take a moment.
HD 50554 b
Exoplanet
Star: HD 50554
Distance from the star: 2.28 AU
Orbit around star: 1224 days
+
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 50554 b around its star is 1224 days (or 3.4 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
Eccentricity: 0.444Basic characteristic
Mass: 4.46 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 50554 b has 4.46 Earth masses, or 0.31 times the mass of Uranus.
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: 2001 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
BD+24°1451 b, GC 9043 b, HIP 33212 b, SAO 78855 b, GSC 01894-01961 b, TOI-6965 b
BD+24°1451 b, GC 9043 b, HIP 33212 b, SAO 78855 b, GSC 01894-01961 b, TOI-6965 b
Advertisement
HD 50554 system structure
Exoplanet HD 50554 b orbits star HD 50554, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
|
|
HD 50554 | ||||||||
| HD 50554 b | 2.28 AU | 4.5 M⊕ | 1224 days | ||||||
| HD 50554 belt | 45 AU | - | |||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 50554 b has 31 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star between distances of Mars and Jupiter from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mass | 81.09 | 5.47 | 4.46 | 40.55 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.26 |
|
Distance | 5.85 | 3.15 | 2.28 | 1.5 | 0.44 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.2 - 1.7 AU
The planet seems to be close to the outer edge of the habitable zone. It is probably very cold, but environment with higher temperatures might be possible.