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Exoplanet HD 93963 A b
Exoplanet HD 93963 A b orbits star HD 93963 A that lies 269 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 4.31 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
269 light years
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HD 93963 A b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: HD 93963 A
Distance from the star: 0.02085 AU
Orbit around star: 1.037611 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 93963 A b around its star is 1.037611 days.
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...
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Basic characteristic
Mass: 4.31 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 93963 A b has 4.31 Earth masses, or 0.3 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...
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Size: 1.49 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 7184 kg/m3 | 130.31 % Earth
Temperature: 2042 K | 1768.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2022 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TOI-1797 b, TIC 368435330 b, TYC 1977-02600-1 b, 2MASS J10510650+2538281 b, Gaia EDR3 729899906357408768 b
TOI-1797 b, TIC 368435330 b, TYC 1977-02600-1 b, 2MASS J10510650+2538281 b, Gaia EDR3 729899906357408768 b
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HD 93963 system structure
Exoplanet HD 93963 A b orbits star HD 93963 A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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HD 93963 A | ||||||||
| HD 93963 A b | 0.02 AU | 4.3 M⊕ | 1.5 R⊕ | 1 days | |||||
| HD 93963 A c | 0.05 AU | 3.2 R⊕ | 3.6 days | ||||||
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HD 93963 B | ||||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 93963 A b has 30 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 78.36 | 5.29 | 4.31 | 39.18 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.3 | 0.25 |
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Size | 3.89 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 2.81 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.39 |
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Density | 1.33 | 1.37 | 1.3 | 1.76 | 5.77 | 10.31 | 5.71 | 4.16 |
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Distance | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 4.64 | 2.77 | 7.09 | 9.82 | 12.53 | 15.35 | 26.18 | 28.36 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1 - 1.5 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.