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Exoplanet WASP-186 b
Exoplanet WASP-186 b orbits star WASP-186 that lies 925 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1341.568 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP-186 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP-186
Distance from the star: 0.06 AU
Orbit around star: 5.026799 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP-186 b around its star is 5.026799 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: 0.33Basic characteristic
Mass: 1341.568 M Earth
| 4.2214 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP-186 b has 1341.568 Earth masses (or 4.2214 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: 12.442 R Earth | 1.1 R Jupiter
Density: 3840 kg/m3 | 69.65 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2019 (transit)Advertisement
WASP-186 system structure
Exoplanet WASP-186 b orbits star WASP-186, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| WASP-186 b | 0.06 AU | 1341.6 M⊕ | 12.4 R⊕ | 5 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP-186 b has 4.22 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 | 24392.15 | 1646.1 | 1341.57 | 12196.07 | 4.22 | 14.09 | 91.89 | 78 |
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Size | 32.49 | 13.1 | 12.44 | 23.48 | 1.11 | 1.37 | 3.11 | 3.27 |
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Density | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.7 | 0.94 | 3.09 | 5.51 | 3.05 | 2.22 |
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Distance | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.8 - 2.6 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.