VHS 1256-1257 A b

Exoplanet, gas giant

Star: VHS 1256-1257 A

Distance from the star: 360 AU

Orbit around star: 6209250 days

Eccentricity: 0.73

Basic characteristic

Mass: 3751.3 M Earth | 11.804 M Jupiter

Size: 12.89 R Earth | 1.1 R Jupiter

Density: 9657 kg/m3 | 175 % Earth

Temperature: 1240 K | 967 °C

Year of discovery: 2015

Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J12560215-1257217 b, TIC 2470992 b, WISE J125601.96-125723.9 b

VHS 1256-1257 system structure

Exoplanet VHS 1256-1257 A b orbits star VHS 1256-1257 A, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star


VHS 1256-1257 A
	VHS 1256-1257 A b	360 AU	3751.3 M⊕	12.9 R⊕	6209250 days
VHS 1256-1257 B

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, VHS 1256-1257 A b has % of mass of and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.

	Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
Mass	68205.51	4602.83	3751.3	34102.75	11.8	39.4	256.94	218.1
Size	33.66	13.57	12.89	24.32	1.15	1.42	3.22	3.39
Density	1.79	1.84	1.75	2.37	7.76	13.87	7.68	5.59
Distance	923.08	497.93	360	236.22	69.19	37.74	18.77	11.98
Temperature	2.82	1.68	4.31	5.96	7.61	9.32	15.9	17.22

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 0 - 0 AU

The planet is too cold to sustain liquid water on its surface. It is however possible that there is environment with higher temperatures on some of its potential moons.

The planet is a gas giant and has no surface.