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Exoplanet 14 Andromedae b
Exoplanet 14 Andromedae b orbits star 14 Andromedae that lies 248 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1489.076 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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14 Andromedae b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: 14 Andromedae
Distance from the star: 0.83 AU
Orbit around star: 185.84 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet 14 Andromedae b around its star is 185.84 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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 1489.076 M Earth
| 4.6856 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet 14 Andromedae b has 1489.076 Earth masses (or 4.6856 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: 2008 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Veritate b, 14 And b, NSV 14599 b, BD+38° 5023 b, GC 32703 b, HD 221345 b, HIP 116076 b, HR 8930 b, SAO 73311 b, 2MASS J23311742+3914102 b
Veritate b, 14 And b, NSV 14599 b, BD+38° 5023 b, GC 32703 b, HD 221345 b, HIP 116076 b, HR 8930 b, SAO 73311 b, 2MASS J23311742+3914102 b
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14 Andromedae system structure
Exoplanet 14 Andromedae b orbits star 14 Andromedae, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| 14 Andromedae b | 0.83 AU | 1489.1 M⊕ | 185.8 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, 14 Andromedae b has 4.69 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Venus and Earth from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 27074.11 | 1827.09 | 1489.08 | 13537.05 | 4.69 | 15.64 | 101.99 | 86.57 |
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Distance | 2.13 | 1.15 | 0.83 | 0.54 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 8.3 - 12 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.