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Exoplanet AB Pictoris b
Exoplanet AB Pictoris b orbits star AB Pictoris that lies 163 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 4291.745 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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AB Pictoris b
Exoplanet, brown dwarf
Star: AB Pictoris
Distance from the star: 275 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 4291.745 M Earth
| 13.5045 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet AB Pictoris b has 4291.745 Earth masses (or 13.5045 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: 19.616 R Earth | 1.8 R Jupiter
Density: 3135 kg/m3 | 56.87 % Earth
Temperature: 1750 K | 1476.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2005 (imaging)
Other designations of this exoplanet
AB Pic b, CD−58 1409 b, CPD−58 670 b, HD 44627A b, HD 44627 b, HIP 30034 b, PPM 335089 b, SAO 234448 b
AB Pic b, CD−58 1409 b, CPD−58 670 b, HD 44627A b, HD 44627 b, HIP 30034 b, PPM 335089 b, SAO 234448 b
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AB Pictoris system structure
Exoplanet AB Pictoris b orbits star AB Pictoris, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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AB Pictoris | ||||||||
| AB Pictoris b | 275 AU | 4291.7 M⊕ | 19.6 R⊕ | - | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, AB Pictoris 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 | 78031.73 | 5265.94 | 4291.75 | 39015.86 | 13.5 | 45.08 | 293.96 | 249.52 |
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Size | 51.23 | 20.65 | 19.62 | 37.01 | 1.75 | 2.16 | 4.9 | 5.16 |
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Density | 0.58 | 0.6 | 0.57 | 0.77 | 2.52 | 4.5 | 2.49 | 1.81 |
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Distance | 705.13 | 380.36 | 275 | 180.45 | 52.85 | 28.83 | 14.34 | 9.15 |
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Temperature | 3.98 | 2.37 | 6.08 | 8.41 | 10.74 | 13.16 | 22.44 | 24.31 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.89 - 1.3 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.
The planet is probably a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible on the potential moons orbiting it.