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Exoplanet KIC 7177553 A b
Exoplanet KIC 7177553 A b orbits star KIC 7177553 A that lies 1022 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1589.535 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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KIC 7177553 A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: KIC 7177553 A
Distance from the star: 1.61 AU
Orbit around star: 529 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet KIC 7177553 A b around its star is 529 days (or 1.4 years).
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
Eccentricity: 0.46Basic characteristic
Mass: 1589.535 M Earth
| 5.0017 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet KIC 7177553 A b has 1589.535 Earth masses (or 5.0017 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
Year of discovery: 2014 (timing)
Other designations of this exoplanet
KOI-6837 b
KOI-6837 b
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KIC 7177553 system structure
Exoplanet KIC 7177553 A b orbits star KIC 7177553 A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, KIC 7177553 A b has 5 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Mars and Jupiter from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 28900.64 | 1950.35 | 1589.54 | 14450.32 | 5 | 16.7 | 108.87 | 92.41 |
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Distance | 4.13 | 2.23 | 1.61 | 1.06 | 0.31 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.5 - 2.1 AU
The planet is orbiting inside the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible in its atmosphere or on the potential moons orbiting the planet.