Exoplanet Vega Outer disk

Exoplanet Vega Outer disk orbits star Vega that lies 25 light years away from the Sun. It has about 250px of Earth radius and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.

Sun distance
25 light years

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Vega Outer disk

Exoplanet

Star: Vega

Distance from the star: 124 AU

Basic characteristic

Size: 92 R Earth | 8.2 R Jupiter

Other designations of this exoplanet
Alpha Lyrae Outer disk, Lucida Lyrae Outer disk, Gliese 721 Outer disk, GJ 721 Outer disk, Wega Outer disk, α Lyrae Outer disk, 3 Lyrae Outer disk, BD+38°3238 Outer disk, GCTP 4293.00 Outer disk, HD 172167 Outer disk, HIC 91262 Outer disk, HIP 91262 Outer disk, HR 7001 Outer disk, LTT 15486 Outer disk, SAO 67174 Outer disk

Vega system structure

Exoplanet Vega Outer disk orbits star Vega, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star


Vega
	Vega b unconfirmed	0.05 AU	21.9 M⊕		2.4 days
	Vega Inner disk	37 AU		74 R⊕	-
	Vega Outer disk	124 AU		92 R⊕	-

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, Vega Outer disk orbits its star between distances of Neptune and from the Sun.

		Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
	Size	240.27	96.84	92	173.58	8.21	10.11	23	24.21
	Distance	317.95	171.51	124	81.36	23.83	13	6.47	4.13

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 7.3 - 10.5 AU

The planet is too cold to sustain liquid water on its surface. It is however possible that there is environment with higher temperatures on some of its potential moons.

News from this star system

11. 03 2021