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Exoplanet 27 Hydra A b
Exoplanet 27 Hydra A b orbits star 27 Hydra A that lies 223 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3179.07 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
223 light years
223 light years
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27 Hydra A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: 27 Hydra A
Distance from the star: 5.9 AU
Orbit around star: 3400 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet 27 Hydra A b around its star is 3400 days (or 9.3 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
Basic characteristic
Mass: 3179.07 M Earth
| 10.0034 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet 27 Hydra A 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
Year of discovery: 2009 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
27 Hya b, ADS 7311 b, HD 80586 b, HIP 45811 b, HR 3709 b, 2MASS J09202901-0933207 b, TIC 60954380 b, TYC 5463-1514-1 b
27 Hya b, ADS 7311 b, HD 80586 b, HIP 45811 b, HR 3709 b, 2MASS J09202901-0933207 b, TIC 60954380 b, TYC 5463-1514-1 b
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27 Hydra system structure
Exoplanet 27 Hydra A b orbits star 27 Hydra A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| 27 Hydra A b | 5.9 AU | 3179.1 M⊕ | 3400 days | ||||||
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, 27 Hydra A b has 10 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Jupiter and Saturn 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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Distance | 15.13 | 8.16 | 5.9 | 3.87 | 1.13 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.2 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 6.3 - 9 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of 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.