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Exoplanet WASP 106 b
Exoplanet WASP 106 b orbits star WASP 106 that lies 1172 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 613.561 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1172 light years
1172 light years
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WASP 106 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP 106
Distance from the star: 0.0901 AU
Eccentricity: 0.023Basic characteristic
Mass: 613.561 M Earth
| 1.9307 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 106 b has 613.561 Earth masses (or 1.9307 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: 12.106 R Earth | 1.1 R Jupiter
Density: 1907 kg/m3 | 34.59 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2014 (transit)Advertisement
WASP 106 system structure
Exoplanet WASP 106 b orbits star WASP 106, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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WASP 106 | ||||||||
| WASP 106 b | 0.09 AU | 613.6 M⊕ | 12.1 R⊕ | - | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 106 b has 1.93 times the 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 | 11155.65 | 752.84 | 613.56 | 5577.83 | 1.93 | 6.44 | 42.02 | 35.67 |
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Size | 31.62 | 12.74 | 12.11 | 22.84 | 1.08 | 1.33 | 3.03 | 3.19 |
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Density | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 1.53 | 2.74 | 1.52 | 1.1 |
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Distance | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.7 - 2.5 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.