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Exoplanet Gamma Leonis A b
Exoplanet Gamma Leonis A b orbits star Gamma Leonis A that lies 130 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2791.223 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
130 light years
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Gamma Leonis A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Gamma Leonis A
Distance from the star: 1.19 AU
Orbit around star: 429 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gamma Leonis A b around its star is 429 days (or 1.2 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: 0.14Basic characteristic
Mass: 2791.223 M Earth
| 8.7830 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gamma Leonis A b has 2791.223 Earth masses (or 8.7830 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: 2009 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Algieba b, γ Leonis b, 41 Leo b, BD +20°2467 b, GCTP 2423.00 b, HIP 50583 b, NSV 4823 b, LTT 12764/12765 b, WDS 10200+1950 b, γ1 Leonis b, HD 89484 b, HR 4057 b, SAO 81298 b
Algieba b, γ Leonis b, 41 Leo b, BD +20°2467 b, GCTP 2423.00 b, HIP 50583 b, NSV 4823 b, LTT 12764/12765 b, WDS 10200+1950 b, γ1 Leonis b, HD 89484 b, HR 4057 b, SAO 81298 b
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Gamma Leonis system structure
Exoplanet Gamma Leonis A b orbits star Gamma Leonis A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Gamma Leonis A | ||||||||
| Gamma Leonis A b | 1.19 AU | 2791.2 M⊕ | 429 days | ||||||
| Gamma Leonis A c unconfirmed |
2.6 AU | 680.3 M⊕ | 1340 days | ||||||
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Gamma Leonis B | ||||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gamma Leonis A b has 8.78 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Earth and Mars from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 50749.51 | 3424.81 | 2791.22 | 25374.75 | 8.78 | 29.32 | 191.18 | 162.28 |
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Distance | 3.05 | 1.65 | 1.19 | 0.78 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 16.2 - 23.4 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.