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Exoplanet WASP 166 b
Exoplanet WASP 166 b orbits star WASP 166 that lies 373 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 32.109 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP 166 b
Exoplanet
Star: WASP 166
Distance from the star: 0.0668 AU
Orbit around star: 5.443542 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 166 b around its star is 5.443542 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: 32.109 M Earth
| 0.1010 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 166 b has 32.109 Earth masses (or 0.1010 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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Size: 6.899 R Earth | 0.6 R Jupiter
Density: 539 kg/m3 | 9.78 % Earth
Temperature: 1270 K | 996.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2018 (transit)Advertisement
WASP 166 system structure
Exoplanet WASP 166 b orbits star WASP 166, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| WASP 166 b | 0.07 AU | 32.1 M⊕ | 6.9 R⊕ | 5.4 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 166 b has 34 % of mass of Saturn and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 583.8 | 39.4 | 32.11 | 291.9 | 0.1 | 0.34 | 2.2 | 1.87 |
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Size | 18.02 | 7.26 | 6.9 | 13.02 | 0.62 | 0.76 | 1.72 | 1.82 |
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Density | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 0.43 | 0.77 | 0.43 | 0.31 |
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Distance | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 2.89 | 1.72 | 4.41 | 6.11 | 7.79 | 9.55 | 16.28 | 17.64 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.3 - 1.9 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.