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Exoplanet HD 117207 b
Exoplanet HD 117207 b orbits star HD 117207 that lies 106 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 612.289 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 117207 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 117207
Distance from the star: 3.787 AU
Orbit around star: 2621.75 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 117207 b around its star is 2621.75 days (or 7.2 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: 0.157Basic characteristic
Mass: 612.289 M Earth
| 1.9266 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 117207 b has 612.289 Earth masses (or 1.9266 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: 2005 (radial velocity)Advertisement
HD 117207 system structure
Exoplanet HD 117207 b orbits star HD 117207, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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HD 117207 | ||||||||
| HD 117207 b | 3.79 AU | 612.3 M⊕ | 2621.8 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 117207 b has 1.93 times the 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 | 11132.53 | 751.27 | 612.29 | 5566.26 | 1.93 | 6.43 | 41.94 | 35.6 |
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Distance | 9.71 | 5.24 | 3.79 | 2.48 | 0.73 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.13 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.2 - 1.7 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.