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Exoplanet QZ Serpentis A b
Exoplanet QZ Serpentis A b orbits star QZ Serpentis A that lies 1049 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 200.281 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1049 light years
1049 light years
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QZ Serpentis A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: QZ Serpentis A
Distance from the star: 0.019 AU
Orbit around star: 1.04 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet QZ Serpentis A b around its star is 1.04 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: 200.281 M Earth
| 0.6302 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet QZ Serpentis A b has 200.281 Earth masses (or 0.6302 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...
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Year of discovery: 2022 (timing)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TIC 229556065 b, 2MASS J15565447+2107190 b, Had V4 b, SDSS J155654.47+210718.8 b
TIC 229556065 b, 2MASS J15565447+2107190 b, Had V4 b, SDSS J155654.47+210718.8 b
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QZ Serpentis system structure
Exoplanet QZ Serpentis A b orbits star QZ Serpentis A, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| QZ Serpentis A b | 0.02 AU | 200.3 M⊕ | 1 days | ||||||
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, QZ Serpentis A b has 63 % of mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 3641.47 | 245.74 | 200.28 | 1820.74 | 0.63 | 2.1 | 13.72 | 11.64 |
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Distance | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.11 - 0.16 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.