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Exoplanet KIC 4079530 A b
Exoplanet KIC 4079530 A b orbits star KIC 4079530 A that lies 4566 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 12716.28 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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KIC 4079530 A b
Exoplanet, brown dwarf
Star: KIC 4079530 A
Distance from the star: 0.66 AU
Orbit around star: 144 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet KIC 4079530 A b around its star is 144 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: 0.06Basic characteristic
Mass: 12716.28 M Earth
| 40.0135 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet KIC 4079530 A b has 12716.28 Earth masses (or 40.0135 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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Year of discovery: 2014 (timing)
Other designations of this exoplanet
KOI-359 b
KOI-359 b
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KIC 4079530 system structure
Exoplanet KIC 4079530 A b orbits star KIC 4079530 A, which has similar mass to Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, KIC 4079530 A b has % of mass of and it orbits its star a little closer than Venus.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 231205.09 | 15602.8 | 12716.28 | 115602.55 | 40.01 | 133.57 | 870.98 | 739.32 |
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Distance | 1.69 | 0.91 | 0.66 | 0.43 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.93 - 1.3 AU
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.