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Exoplanet Kepler 105 b
Exoplanet Kepler 105 b orbits star Kepler 105 that lies 1518 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 10.8 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Kepler 105 b
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: Kepler 105
Distance from the star: 0.066 AU
Orbit around star: 5.4122 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 105 b around its star is 5.4122 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: 0.47Basic characteristic
Mass: 10.8 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 105 b has 10.8 Earth masses, or 0.74 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...
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Size: 2.53 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 3677 kg/m3 | 66.70 % Earth
Temperature: 1418 K | 1144.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2013 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
KOI-115 b, 2MASS J19113295+4616344 b, KIC 9579641 b, WISE J191132.93+461634.0 b
KOI-115 b, 2MASS J19113295+4616344 b, KIC 9579641 b, WISE J191132.93+461634.0 b
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Kepler 105 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 105 b orbits star Kepler 105, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler 105 | ||||||||
| Kepler 105 b | 0.07 AU | 10.8 M⊕ | 2.5 R⊕ | 5.4 days | |||||
| Kepler 105 c | 0.07 AU | 5.6 M⊕ | 1.4 R⊕ | 7.1 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 105 b has 74 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 196.36 | 13.25 | 10.8 | 98.18 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.74 | 0.63 |
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Size | 6.61 | 2.66 | 2.53 | 4.77 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.63 | 0.67 |
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Density | 0.68 | 0.7 | 0.67 | 0.9 | 2.96 | 5.28 | 2.92 | 2.13 |
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Distance | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 3.22 | 1.92 | 4.92 | 6.82 | 8.7 | 10.66 | 18.18 | 19.69 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.94 - 1.4 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.