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Exoplanet AB Aurigae b
Exoplanet AB Aurigae b orbits star AB Aurigae that lies 509 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3179.07 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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AB Aurigae b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: AB Aurigae
Distance from the star: 93 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 3179.07 M Earth
| 10.0034 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet AB Aurigae b has 3179.07 Earth masses (or 10.0034 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: 30.824 R Earth | 2.7 R Jupiter
Density: 598 kg/m3 | 10.85 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2022 (imaging)
Other designations of this exoplanet
AB Aur b, BD+30° 741 b, HD 31293 b, HIP 22910 b, SAO 57506 b
AB Aur b, BD+30° 741 b, HD 31293 b, HIP 22910 b, SAO 57506 b
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AB Aurigae system structure
Exoplanet AB Aurigae b orbits star AB Aurigae, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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AB Aurigae | ||||||||
| AB Aurigae b | 93 AU | 3179.1 M⊕ | 30.8 R⊕ | - | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, AB Aurigae b has 10 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Neptune and from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 57801.27 | 3900.7 | 3179.07 | 28900.64 | 10 | 33.39 | 217.74 | 184.83 |
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Size | 80.5 | 32.45 | 30.82 | 58.16 | 2.75 | 3.39 | 7.71 | 8.11 |
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Density | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.48 | 0.86 | 0.48 | 0.35 |
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Distance | 238.46 | 128.63 | 93 | 61.02 | 17.87 | 9.75 | 4.85 | 3.09 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 5.8 - 8.4 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.