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Exoplanet HD 114729 A b
Exoplanet HD 114729 A b orbits star HD 114729 A that lies 124 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 267.042 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
124 light years
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HD 114729 A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 114729 A
Distance from the star: 2.08 AU
Orbit around star: 1135.0 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 114729 A b around its star is 1135.0 days (or 3.1 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: 0.32Basic characteristic
Mass: 267.042 M Earth
| 0.8403 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 114729 A b has 267.042 Earth masses (or 0.8403 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: 2002 (radial velocity)Advertisement
HD 114729 system structure
Exoplanet HD 114729 A b orbits star HD 114729 A, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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HD 114729 A | ||||||||
| HD 114729 A b | 2.08 AU (HZ) | 267 M⊕ | 1135 days | ||||||
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HD 114729 B | 311 AU | |||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 114729 A b has 84 % 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 | 4855.31 | 327.66 | 267.04 | 2427.65 | 0.84 | 2.81 | 18.29 | 15.53 |
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Distance | 5.33 | 2.88 | 2.08 | 1.36 | 0.4 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.8 - 2.5 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.