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Exoplanet HD 48265 b
Exoplanet HD 48265 b orbits star HD 48265 that lies 296 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 368.772 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
296 light years
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HD 48265 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 48265
Distance from the star: 1.51 AU
Orbit around star: 700 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 48265 b around its star is 700 days (or 1.9 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: 368.772 M Earth
| 1.1604 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 48265 b has 368.772 Earth masses (or 1.1604 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: 2008 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Nosaxa b, CD–48 2430 b, HD 48265 b, HIP 31895 b, SAO 218115 b
Nosaxa b, CD–48 2430 b, HD 48265 b, HIP 31895 b, SAO 218115 b
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HD 48265 system structure
Exoplanet HD 48265 b orbits star HD 48265, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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HD 48265 | ||||||||
| HD 48265 b | 1.51 AU | 368.8 M⊕ | 700 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 48265 b has 1.16 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Mars.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 6704.95 | 452.48 | 368.77 | 3352.47 | 1.16 | 3.87 | 25.26 | 21.44 |
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Distance | 3.87 | 2.09 | 1.51 | 0.99 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 2.2 - 3.2 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.