stars
exoplanets
news
Exoplanet HD 108202 b
Exoplanet HD 108202 b orbits star HD 108202 that lies 126 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 953.721 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
126 light years
126 light years
Loading may take a moment.
HD 108202 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 108202
Distance from the star: 3.7 AU
Orbit around star: 2990 days
+
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 108202 b around its star is 2990 days (or 8.2 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Eccentricity: 0.52Basic characteristic
Mass: 953.721 M Earth
| 3.0010 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 108202 b has 953.721 Earth masses (or 3.0010 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
Year of discovery: 2023 (radial velocity)Advertisement
HD 108202 system structure
Exoplanet HD 108202 b orbits star HD 108202, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
|
|
HD 108202 | ||||||||
| HD 108202 b | 3.7 AU | 953.7 M⊕ | 2990 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 108202 b has 3 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Jupiter.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mass | 17340.38 | 1170.21 | 953.72 | 8670.19 | 3 | 10.02 | 65.32 | 55.45 |
|
Distance | 9.49 | 5.12 | 3.7 | 2.43 | 0.71 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.12 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.43 - 0.62 AU
The planet is too cold to sustain liquid water on its surface. It is however possible that there is environment with higher temperatures on some of its potential moons.
The planet is probably a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible on the potential moons orbiting it.