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Exoplanet WASP 120 b
Exoplanet WASP 120 b orbits star WASP 120 that lies 1248 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1541.849 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP 120 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP 120
Distance from the star: 0.0514 AU
Orbit around star: 3.611270 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 120 b around its star is 3.611270 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: 0.057Basic characteristic
Mass: 1541.849 M Earth
| 4.8516 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 120 b has 1541.849 Earth masses (or 4.8516 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: 16.511 R Earth | 1.5 R Jupiter
Density: 1889 kg/m3 | 34.26 % Earth
Temperature: 1876 K | 1602.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2015 (transit)Advertisement
WASP 120 system structure
Exoplanet WASP 120 b orbits star WASP 120, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| WASP 120 b | 0.05 AU | 1541.8 M⊕ | 16.5 R⊕ | 3.6 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 120 b has 4.85 times the 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 | 28033.62 | 1891.84 | 1541.85 | 14016.81 | 4.85 | 16.2 | 105.61 | 89.64 |
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Size | 43.12 | 17.38 | 16.51 | 31.15 | 1.47 | 1.81 | 4.13 | 4.35 |
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Density | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.46 | 1.52 | 2.71 | 1.5 | 1.09 |
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Distance | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 4.26 | 2.55 | 6.51 | 9.02 | 11.51 | 14.11 | 24.05 | 26.06 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 2.1 - 3 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.