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Exoplanet WASP 17 b
Exoplanet WASP 17 b orbits star WASP 17 that lies 1315 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 154.503 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP 17 b
Exoplanet, super-puff
Star: WASP 17
Distance from the star: 0.0515 AU
Orbit around star: 3.735485 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 17 b around its star is 3.735485 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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 154.503 M Earth
| 0.4862 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 17 b has 154.503 Earth masses (or 0.4862 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...
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Size: 22.317 R Earth | 2 R Jupiter
Density: 77 kg/m3 | 1.40 % Earth
Temperature: 6550 K | 6276.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2009 (transit)Advertisement
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 17 b has 49 % of 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 | 2809.15 | 189.57 | 154.5 | 1404.57 | 0.49 | 1.62 | 10.58 | 8.98 |
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Size | 58.28 | 23.49 | 22.32 | 42.11 | 1.99 | 2.45 | 5.58 | 5.87 |
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Density | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
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Distance | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 14.89 | 8.89 | 22.74 | 31.49 | 40.18 | 49.25 | 83.97 | 90.97 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.7 - 2.5 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.