stars
exoplanets
news
Exoplanet UCAC3 253-304972 b
Exoplanet UCAC3 253-304972 b orbits star UCAC3 253-304972 that lies 2062 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1370.179 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
2062 light years
2062 light years
Loading may take a moment.
UCAC3 253-304972 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: UCAC3 253-304972
Distance from the star: 0.03783 AU
Orbit around star: 2.507920 days
+
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet UCAC3 253-304972 b around its star is 2.507920 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 1370.179 M Earth
| 4.3115 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet UCAC3 253-304972 b has 1370.179 Earth masses (or 4.3115 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: 12.285 R Earth | 1.1 R Jupiter
Density: 4075 kg/m3 | 73.92 % Earth
Temperature: 1681 K | 1407.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2016 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Qatar-3 b
Qatar-3 b
Advertisement
UCAC3 253-304972 system structure
Exoplanet UCAC3 253-304972 b orbits star UCAC3 253-304972, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
|
|
UCAC3 253-304972 | ||||||||
| UCAC3 253-304972 b | 0.04 AU | 1370.2 M⊕ | 12.3 R⊕ | 2.5 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, UCAC3 253-304972 b has 4.31 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mass | 24912.35 | 1681.2 | 1370.18 | 12456.17 | 4.31 | 14.39 | 93.85 | 79.66 |
|
Size | 32.08 | 12.93 | 12.29 | 23.18 | 1.1 | 1.35 | 3.07 | 3.23 |
|
Density | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 1 | 3.28 | 5.85 | 3.24 | 2.36 |
|
Distance | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Temperature | 3.82 | 2.28 | 5.84 | 8.08 | 10.31 | 12.64 | 21.55 | 23.35 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.4 - 2 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.