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Exoplanet WASP 41 b
Exoplanet WASP 41 b orbits star WASP 41 that lies 533 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 298.833 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP 41 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP 41
Distance from the star: 0.04 AU
Orbit around star: 3.052404 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 41 b around its star is 3.052404 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Eccentricity: 0.026Basic characteristic
Mass: 298.833 M Earth
| 0.9403 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 41 b has 298.833 Earth masses (or 0.9403 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
Size: 13.227 R Earth | 1.2 R Jupiter
Density: 712 kg/m3 | 12.91 % Earth
Temperature: 1244 K | 970.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2010 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TYC 7247-587-1 b
TYC 7247-587-1 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 41 b has 94 % of mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 5433.33 | 366.67 | 298.83 | 2716.66 | 0.94 | 3.14 | 20.47 | 17.37 |
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Size | 34.54 | 13.92 | 13.23 | 24.96 | 1.18 | 1.45 | 3.31 | 3.48 |
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Density | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.57 | 1.02 | 0.57 | 0.41 |
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Distance | 0.1 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 2.83 | 1.69 | 4.32 | 5.98 | 7.63 | 9.35 | 15.95 | 17.28 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.79 - 1.1 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.