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Exoplanet HQ Tauri A b
Exoplanet HQ Tauri A b orbits star HQ Tauri A that lies 526 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 15927.141 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
526 light years
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HQ Tauri A b
Exoplanet, brown dwarf
Star: HQ Tauri A
Orbit around star: 125.8 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HQ Tauri A b around its star is 125.8 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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Basic characteristic
Mass: 15927.141 M Earth
| 50.1169 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HQ Tauri A b has 15927.141 Earth masses (or 50.1169 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: 2024 (radial velocity)Advertisement
HQ Tauri system structure
Exoplanet HQ Tauri A b orbits star HQ Tauri A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| HQ Tauri A b | n/a | 15927.1 M⊕ | 125.8 days | ||||||
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HQ Tauri A b has % of mass of
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 289584.38 | 19542.5 | 15927.14 | 144792.19 | 50.12 | 167.3 | 1090.9 | 926 |