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Exoplanet HD 163607 c
Exoplanet HD 163607 c orbits star HD 163607 that lies 221 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 699.713 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
221 light years
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HD 163607 c
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 163607
Distance from the star: 2.39 AU
Orbit around star: 1272 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 163607 c around its star is 1272 days (or 3.5 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: 0.08Basic characteristic
Mass: 699.713 M Earth
| 2.2017 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 163607 c has 699.713 Earth masses (or 2.2017 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
Size: 13.473 R Earth | 1.2 R Jupiter
Density: 1577 kg/m3 | 28.61 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2011 (radial velocity)Advertisement
HD 163607 system structure
Exoplanet HD 163607 c orbits star HD 163607, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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HD 163607 | ||||||||
| HD 163607 b | 0.36 AU | 249.1 M⊕ | 14.2 R⊕ | 75.2 days | |||||
| HD 163607 c | 2.39 AU (HZ) | 699.7 M⊕ | 13.5 R⊕ | 1272 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 163607 c has 2.2 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Jupiter.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 12722.05 | 858.54 | 699.71 | 6361.03 | 2.2 | 7.35 | 47.93 | 40.68 |
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Size | 35.19 | 14.18 | 13.47 | 25.42 | 1.2 | 1.48 | 3.37 | 3.55 |
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Density | 0.29 | 0.3 | 0.29 | 0.39 | 1.27 | 2.26 | 1.25 | 0.91 |
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Distance | 6.13 | 3.31 | 2.39 | 1.57 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.7 - 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.