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Exoplanet Nu Octantis A b
(Unconfirmed Exoplanet)
Nu Octantis A b is an unconfirmed exoplanet detected around star Nu Octantis A. More observations are needed to confirm its existence.
Sun distance
63 light years
63 light years
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Nu Octantis A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Nu Octantis A
Distance from the star: 1.2 AU
Orbit around star: 418.0 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Nu Octantis A b around its star is 418.0 days (or 1.1 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...
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Eccentricity: 0.123Basic characteristic
Mass: 794.768 M Earth
| 2.5008 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Nu Octantis A b has 794.768 Earth masses (or 2.5008 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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Other designations of this exoplanet
nu Oct b, CD−77 1079 b, CCDM J21415-7723 b, FK5 810 b, GC 30289 b, GJ 9744 b, Gliese 9744 b, HIP 107089 b, HR 8254 b, HD 205478 b, SAO 257948 b, WDS J21415-7723 b
nu Oct b, CD−77 1079 b, CCDM J21415-7723 b, FK5 810 b, GC 30289 b, GJ 9744 b, Gliese 9744 b, HIP 107089 b, HR 8254 b, HD 205478 b, SAO 257948 b, WDS J21415-7723 b
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Nu Octantis system structure
Exoplanet Nu Octantis A b orbits star Nu Octantis A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Nu Octantis A | ||||||||
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1.2 AU | 794.8 M⊕ | 418 days | ||||||
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Nu Octantis B | 2.6087 AU | |||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Nu Octantis A b has 2.5 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Earth and Mars from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 14450.33 | 975.18 | 794.77 | 7225.16 | 2.5 | 8.35 | 54.44 | 46.21 |
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Distance | 3.08 | 1.66 | 1.2 | 0.79 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 4.2 - 6.1 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.