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Exoplanet HD 196885 A b
Exoplanet HD 196885 A b orbits star HD 196885 A that lies 111 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1078.976 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 196885 A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 196885 A
Distance from the star: 2.383 AU
Orbit around star: 1326.0 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 196885 A b around its star is 1326.0 days (or 3.6 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Eccentricity: 0.444Basic characteristic
Mass: 1078.976 M Earth
| 3.3951 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 196885 A b has 1078.976 Earth masses (or 3.3951 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
Year of discovery: 2007 (astrometry)
Other designations of this exoplanet
HIP 101966 b, HR 7907 b, 2MASS J20395188+1114588 b, TIC 282257777 b, TYC 1092-1778-1 b, YZ 11 8063 b
HIP 101966 b, HR 7907 b, 2MASS J20395188+1114588 b, TIC 282257777 b, TYC 1092-1778-1 b, YZ 11 8063 b
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HD 196885 system structure
Exoplanet HD 196885 A b orbits star HD 196885 A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 196885 A b has 3.4 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Jupiter.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 19617.75 | 1323.9 | 1078.98 | 9808.87 | 3.4 | 11.33 | 73.9 | 62.73 |
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Distance | 6.11 | 3.3 | 2.38 | 1.56 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.6 - 2.3 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible in its atmosphere or on the potential moons orbiting the planet.