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Exoplanet HD 94771 b
Exoplanet HD 94771 b orbits star HD 94771 that lies 188 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 168.491 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 94771 b
Exoplanet
Star: HD 94771
Distance from the star: 3.48 AU
Orbit around star: 2164.0 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 94771 b around its star is 2164.0 days (or 5.9 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: 0.39Basic characteristic
Mass: 168.491 M Earth
| 0.5302 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 94771 b has 168.491 Earth masses (or 0.5302 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: 2022 (radial velocity)Advertisement
HD 94771 system structure
Exoplanet HD 94771 b orbits star HD 94771, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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HD 94771 | ||||||||
| HD 94771 b | 3.48 AU | 168.5 M⊕ | 2164 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 94771 b has 53 % of mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Jupiter.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 3063.47 | 206.74 | 168.49 | 1531.74 | 0.53 | 1.77 | 11.54 | 9.8 |
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Distance | 8.92 | 4.81 | 3.48 | 2.28 | 0.67 | 0.36 | 0.18 | 0.12 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.9 - 2.8 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible in its atmosphere or on the potential moons orbiting the planet.