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Exoplanet 83 Leonis B c
Exoplanet 83 Leonis B c orbits star 83 Leonis B that lies 59 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 17.898 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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83 Leonis B c
Exoplanet
Star: 83 Leonis B
Distance from the star: 5.4 AU
Orbit around star: 95.233 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet 83 Leonis B c around its star is 95.233 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...
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Eccentricity: 0.063Basic characteristic
Mass: 17.898 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet 83 Leonis B c has 17.898 Earth masses, or 1.04 times the mass of Neptune.
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: 2010 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
HD 99492 c, BD+03° 2502 c
HD 99492 c, BD+03° 2502 c
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83 Leonis system structure
Exoplanet 83 Leonis B c orbits star 83 Leonis B, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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83 Leonis A | ||||||||
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83 Leonis B | ||||||||
| 83 Leonis B b | 0.12 AU | 25.5 M⊕ | 17.1 days | ||||||
| 83 Leonis B c | 5.4 AU | 17.9 M⊕ | 95.2 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, 83 Leonis B c has 1.04 times the mass of Neptune and it orbits its star between distances of Jupiter and Saturn from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 325.42 | 21.96 | 17.9 | 162.71 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 1.23 | 1.04 |
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Distance | 13.85 | 7.47 | 5.4 | 3.54 | 1.04 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.69 - 0.99 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.