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Exoplanet KOI 5 A b
Exoplanet KOI 5 A b orbits star KOI 5 A that lies 1870 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 56.905 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1870 light years
1870 light years
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KOI 5 A b
Exoplanet
Star: KOI 5 A
Distance from the star: 0.0596 AU
Orbit around star: 5 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet KOI 5 A b around its star is 5 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 56.905 M Earth
| 0.1791 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet KOI 5 A b has 56.905 Earth masses (or 0.1791 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
Size: 7.07 R Earth | 0.6 R Jupiter
Density: 888 kg/m3 | 16.11 % Earth
Temperature: 1124 K | 850.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2013 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J19185753+4438507 b, KIC 8554498 b, SPOCS 3054 b, TIC 159107668 b, Gaia DR3 2126945668448657664 b, TOI 1241 b
2MASS J19185753+4438507 b, KIC 8554498 b, SPOCS 3054 b, TIC 159107668 b, Gaia DR3 2126945668448657664 b, TOI 1241 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, KOI 5 A b has 60 % of mass of Saturn and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 1034.64 | 69.82 | 56.91 | 517.32 | 0.18 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.31 |
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Size | 18.46 | 7.44 | 7.07 | 13.34 | 0.63 | 0.78 | 1.77 | 1.86 |
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Density | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.71 | 1.27 | 0.71 | 0.51 |
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Distance | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 2.55 | 1.53 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 8.45 | 14.41 | 15.61 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 2.6 - 3.8 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.