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Exoplanet HD 45364 b
Exoplanet HD 45364 b orbits star HD 45364 that lies 112 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 60.18 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
112 light years
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HD 45364 b
Exoplanet
Star: HD 45364
Distance from the star: 0.6793 AU
Orbit around star: 225.79 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 45364 b around its star is 225.79 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: 0.067Basic characteristic
Mass: 60.18 M Earth
| 0.1894 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 45364 b has 60.18 Earth masses (or 0.1894 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: 2008 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
CD−31°3286 b, HD 30579 b, HIP 30579 b, SAO 196806 b
CD−31°3286 b, HD 30579 b, HIP 30579 b, SAO 196806 b
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HD 45364 system structure
Exoplanet HD 45364 b orbits star HD 45364, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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HD 45364 | ||||||||
| HD 45364 b | 0.68 AU | 60.2 M⊕ | 225.8 days | ||||||
| HD 45364 c | 0.9 AU (HZ) | 174.5 M⊕ | 345.4 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 45364 b has 63 % of mass of Saturn and it orbits its star a little closer than Venus.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 1094.18 | 73.84 | 60.18 | 547.09 | 0.19 | 0.63 | 4.12 | 3.5 |
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Distance | 1.74 | 0.94 | 0.68 | 0.45 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.85 - 1.2 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of 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.