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Exoplanet HD 208487 c
Exoplanet HD 208487 c orbits star HD 208487 that lies 146 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 146.237 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 208487 c
Exoplanet
Star: HD 208487
Distance from the star: 1.8 AU
Orbit around star: 908 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 208487 c around its star is 908 days (or 2.5 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...
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Eccentricity: 0.19Basic characteristic
Mass: 146.237 M Earth
| 0.4602 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 208487 c has 146.237 Earth masses (or 0.4602 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: 2006
Other designations of this exoplanet
Itonda c, CD−38° 14804 c, HIP 108375 c, SAO 213432 c, PPM 302029 c
Itonda c, CD−38° 14804 c, HIP 108375 c, SAO 213432 c, PPM 302029 c
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HD 208487 system structure
Exoplanet HD 208487 c orbits star HD 208487, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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HD 208487 | ||||||||
| HD 208487 b | 0.51 AU | 131.3 M⊕ | 129.8 days | ||||||
| HD 208487 c | 1.8 AU (HZ) | 146.2 M⊕ | 908 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 208487 c has 46 % of 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 | 2658.85 | 179.43 | 146.24 | 1329.43 | 0.46 | 1.54 | 10.02 | 8.5 |
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Distance | 4.62 | 2.49 | 1.8 | 1.18 | 0.35 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.4 - 2.1 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.