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Exoplanet HD 63765 b
Exoplanet HD 63765 b orbits star HD 63765 that lies 106 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 203.46 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 63765 b
Exoplanet
Star: HD 63765
Distance from the star: 0.949 AU
Orbit around star: 358 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 63765 b around its star is 358 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: 0.24Basic characteristic
Mass: 203.46 M Earth
| 0.6402 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 63765 b has 203.46 Earth masses (or 0.6402 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)Advertisement
HD 63765 system structure
Exoplanet HD 63765 b orbits star HD 63765, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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HD 63765 | ||||||||
| HD 63765 b | 0.95 AU (HZ) | 203.5 M⊕ | 358 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 63765 b has 64 % of mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Earth.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 3699.27 | 249.64 | 203.46 | 1849.64 | 0.64 | 2.14 | 13.94 | 11.83 |
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Distance | 2.43 | 1.31 | 0.95 | 0.62 | 0.18 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.79 - 1.1 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.