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Exoplanet Mu2 Scorpii b
Exoplanet Mu2 Scorpii b orbits star Mu2 Scorpii that lies 615 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 4577.861 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Mu2 Scorpii b
Exoplanet, brown dwarf
Star: Mu2 Scorpii
Distance from the star: 242.4 AU
Eccentricity: 0.56Basic characteristic
Mass: 4577.861 M Earth
| 14.4048 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Mu2 Scorpii b has 4577.861 Earth masses (or 14.4048 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: 2022 (imaging)
Other designations of this exoplanet
µ2 Sco b, Pipirima b, μ² Scorpii b, CD−37° 11037 b, HD 151985 b, HIC 82545 b, HIP 82545 b, HR 6252 b, SAO 208116 b
µ2 Sco b, Pipirima b, μ² Scorpii b, CD−37° 11037 b, HD 151985 b, HIC 82545 b, HIP 82545 b, HR 6252 b, SAO 208116 b
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Mu2 Scorpii system structure
Exoplanet Mu2 Scorpii b orbits star Mu2 Scorpii, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Mu2 Scorpii | ||||||||
| Mu2 Scorpii c unconfirmed |
21 AU | 5881.3 M⊕ | - | ||||||
| Mu2 Scorpii b | 242.4 AU | 4577.9 M⊕ | - | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Mu2 Scorpii b has % of mass of and it orbits its star between distances of Neptune and from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 83233.84 | 5617.01 | 4577.86 | 41616.92 | 14.4 | 48.09 | 313.55 | 266.15 |
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Distance | 621.54 | 335.27 | 242.4 | 159.06 | 46.59 | 25.41 | 12.64 | 8.06 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 76.8 - 110.6 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.
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09. 05 2022
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