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Exoplanet HD 176051 A b
Exoplanet HD 176051 A b orbits star HD 176051 A that lies 49 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 476.861 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 176051 A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 176051 A
Distance from the star: 1.76 AU
Orbit around star: 1016 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 176051 A b around its star is 1016 days (or 2.8 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: 476.861 M Earth
| 1.5005 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 176051 A b has 476.861 Earth masses (or 1.5005 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: 2010
Other designations of this exoplanet
ADS 11871 b, HR 7162 b, BD+32°3267 b, Gliese 738 b, GJ 738 b, HD 176051 b, LTT 15567 b, SAO 67612 b, HIP 93017 b
ADS 11871 b, HR 7162 b, BD+32°3267 b, Gliese 738 b, GJ 738 b, HD 176051 b, LTT 15567 b, SAO 67612 b, HIP 93017 b
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HD 176051 system structure
Exoplanet HD 176051 A b orbits star HD 176051 A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 176051 A b has 1.5 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Mars and Jupiter from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 8670.2 | 585.11 | 476.86 | 4335.1 | 1.5 | 5.01 | 32.66 | 27.72 |
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Distance | 4.51 | 2.43 | 1.76 | 1.15 | 0.34 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.2 - 1.7 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible in its atmosphere or on the potential moons orbiting the planet.