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Exoplanet WASP 41 c
Exoplanet WASP 41 c orbits star WASP 41 that lies 533 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1010.944 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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WASP 41 c
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: WASP 41
Distance from the star: 1.07 AU
Orbit around star: 421 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet WASP 41 c around its star is 421 days (or 1.2 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: 0.294Basic characteristic
Mass: 1010.944 M Earth
| 3.1811 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet WASP 41 c has 1010.944 Earth masses (or 3.1811 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
Temperature: 241 K | -32.15 °C
Year of discovery: 2015 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TYC 7247-587-1 c
TYC 7247-587-1 c
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, WASP 41 c has 3.18 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Earth and Mars from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 18380.8 | 1240.42 | 1010.94 | 9190.4 | 3.18 | 10.62 | 69.24 | 58.78 |
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Distance | 2.74 | 1.48 | 1.07 | 0.7 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
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Temperature | 0.55 | 0.33 | 0.84 | 1.16 | 1.48 | 1.81 | 3.09 | 3.35 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.79 - 1.1 AU
The planet is orbiting inside 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.