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Exoplanet HD 23079 b
Exoplanet HD 23079 b orbits star HD 23079 that lies 109 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 778.872 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 23079 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 23079
Distance from the star: 1.596 AU
Orbit around star: 730.6 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 23079 b around its star is 730.6 days (or 2 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: 0.102Basic characteristic
Mass: 778.872 M Earth
| 2.4508 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 23079 b has 778.872 Earth masses (or 2.4508 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: 2001 (radial velocity)Advertisement
HD 23079 system structure
Exoplanet HD 23079 b orbits star HD 23079, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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HD 23079 | ||||||||
| HD 23079 b | 1.6 AU (HZ) | 778.9 M⊕ | 730.6 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 23079 b has 2.45 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 | 14161.31 | 955.67 | 778.87 | 7080.65 | 2.45 | 8.18 | 53.35 | 45.28 |
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Distance | 4.09 | 2.21 | 1.6 | 1.05 | 0.31 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.3 - 1.8 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.