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Exoplanet WASP-84 b
Exoplanet WASP-84 b orbits star WASP-84 that lies 327 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 219.992 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP-84 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP-84
Distance from the star: 0.0778 AU
Orbit around star: 8.523496 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP-84 b around its star is 8.523496 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 219.992 M Earth
| 0.6922 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP-84 b has 219.992 Earth masses (or 0.6922 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
Size: 10.72 R Earth | 1 R Jupiter
Density: 985 kg/m3 | 17.87 % Earth
Temperature: 732 K | 458.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2013 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J08442570+0151361 b
2MASS J08442570+0151361 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP-84 b has 69 % 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 | 3999.85 | 269.93 | 219.99 | 1999.93 | 0.69 | 2.31 | 15.07 | 12.79 |
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Size | 28 | 11.28 | 10.72 | 20.23 | 0.96 | 1.18 | 2.68 | 2.82 |
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Density | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.79 | 1.41 | 0.78 | 0.57 |
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Distance | 0.2 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.66 | 0.99 | 2.54 | 3.52 | 4.49 | 5.5 | 9.38 | 10.17 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 121.6 - 175.3 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.