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Exoplanet Gaia-4 b
Exoplanet Gaia-4 b orbits star Gaia-4 that lies 241 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3751.303 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
241 light years
241 light years
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Gaia-4 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Gaia-4
Distance from the star: 0.312 AU
Orbit around star: 571.3 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gaia-4 b around its star is 571.3 days (or 1.6 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Eccentricity: 0.338Basic characteristic
Mass: 3751.303 M Earth
| 11.8040 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gaia-4 b has 3751.303 Earth masses (or 11.8040 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)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Gaia-ASOI-47 b, 2MASS J13580164+3141434 b, TIC 166669918 b
Gaia-ASOI-47 b, 2MASS J13580164+3141434 b, TIC 166669918 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gaia-4 b has % of mass of and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 68205.51 | 4602.83 | 3751.3 | 34102.75 | 11.8 | 39.4 | 256.94 | 218.1 |
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Distance | 0.8 | 0.43 | 0.31 | 0.2 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.2 - 0.29 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.