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Exoplanet AF Leporis b
Exoplanet AF Leporis b orbits star AF Leporis that lies 88 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1049.093 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
88 light years
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AF Leporis b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: AF Leporis
Distance from the star: 8.4 AU
Orbit around star: 8035 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet AF Leporis b around its star is 8035 days (or 22 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...
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Eccentricity: 0.24Basic characteristic
Mass: 1049.093 M Earth
| 3.3011 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet AF Leporis b has 1049.093 Earth masses (or 3.3011 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: 2023 (imaging)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J05270477-1154033 b, BD-12 1169 b, FK5 2409 b, GC 6726 b, HD 35850 b, HIP 25486 b, HR 1817 b, TYC 5340-1141-1 b, WEB 4944 b, AF Lep b
2MASS J05270477-1154033 b, BD-12 1169 b, FK5 2409 b, GC 6726 b, HD 35850 b, HIP 25486 b, HR 1817 b, TYC 5340-1141-1 b, WEB 4944 b, AF Lep b
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AF Leporis system structure
Exoplanet AF Leporis b orbits star AF Leporis, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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AF Leporis | ||||||||
| AF Leporis b | 8.4 AU | 1049.1 M⊕ | 8035 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, AF Leporis b has 3.3 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Saturn.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 19074.42 | 1287.23 | 1049.09 | 9537.21 | 3.3 | 11.02 | 71.86 | 60.99 |
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Distance | 21.54 | 11.62 | 8.4 | 5.51 | 1.61 | 0.88 | 0.44 | 0.28 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.3 - 1.9 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.