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Exoplanet HR 2562 b
Exoplanet HR 2562 b orbits star HR 2562 that lies 111 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3268.084 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
111 light years
111 light years
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HR 2562 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HR 2562
Distance from the star: 21.2 AU
Orbit around star: 30498 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HR 2562 b around its star is 30498 days (or 83.5 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
Basic characteristic
Mass: 3268.084 M Earth
| 10.2835 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HR 2562 b has 3268.084 Earth masses (or 10.2835 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: 2016 (imaging)
Other designations of this exoplanet
HD 50571 b
HD 50571 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HR 2562 b has 10.28 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Uranus and Neptune from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 59419.71 | 4009.92 | 3268.08 | 29709.85 | 10.28 | 34.33 | 223.84 | 190 |
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Distance | 54.36 | 29.32 | 21.2 | 13.91 | 4.07 | 2.22 | 1.11 | 0.71 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.8 - 2.6 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 probably a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible on the potential moons orbiting it.