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Exoplanet HD 167768 b
Exoplanet HD 167768 b orbits star HD 167768 that lies 353 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 270.221 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
353 light years
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HD 167768 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 167768
Distance from the star: 0.1512 AU
Orbit around star: 20.6532 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 167768 b around its star is 20.6532 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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Eccentricity: 0.149Basic characteristic
Mass: 270.221 M Earth
| 0.8503 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 167768 b has 270.221 Earth masses (or 0.8503 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 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
LTT 7261 b, HIP 89587 b, HR 6840 b, 2MASS J18165311-0300262 b, NLTT 46214 b, SAO 142189 b, TIC 2382387 b, TYC 5102-417-1 b
LTT 7261 b, HIP 89587 b, HR 6840 b, 2MASS J18165311-0300262 b, NLTT 46214 b, SAO 142189 b, TIC 2382387 b, TYC 5102-417-1 b
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HD 167768 system structure
Exoplanet HD 167768 b orbits star HD 167768, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| HD 167768 b | 0.15 AU | 270.2 M⊕ | 20.7 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 167768 b has 85 % 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 | 4913.11 | 331.56 | 270.22 | 2456.55 | 0.85 | 2.84 | 18.51 | 15.71 |
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Distance | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 6.9 - 9.9 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.