stars
exoplanets
news
Exoplanet HD 184960 b
Exoplanet HD 184960 b orbits star HD 184960 that lies 83 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 11.604 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
83 light years
83 light years
Loading may take a moment.
HD 184960 b
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: HD 184960
Distance from the star: 0.04853 AU
Orbit around star: 3.39791 days
+
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 184960 b around its star is 3.39791 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
Eccentricity: 0.067Basic characteristic
Mass: 11.604 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 184960 b has 11.604 Earth masses, or 0.79 times the mass of Uranus.
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
Year of discovery: 2023 (radial velocity)Advertisement
HD 184960 system structure
Exoplanet HD 184960 b orbits star HD 184960, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
|
|
HD 184960 | ||||||||
| HD 184960 b | 0.05 AU | 11.6 M⊕ | 3.4 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 184960 b has 79 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mass | 210.98 | 14.24 | 11.6 | 105.49 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.79 | 0.67 |
|
Distance | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |