Exoplanet HD 100546 disk

Exoplanet HD 100546 disk orbits star HD 100546 that lies 359 light years away from the Sun. It has about 250px of Earth radius and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.

Sun distance
359 light years

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HD 100546 disk

Exoplanet, sub-neptune

Star: HD 100546

Distance from the star: 2 AU

Basic characteristic

Size: 3.5 R Earth | 0.3 R Jupiter

Other designations of this exoplanet
KR Mus disk, HIC 56379 disk, HIP 56379 disk, SAO 251457 disk, CD−69° 893 disk, GC 15855 disk, 2MASS J11332542-7011412 disk, PDS 340 disk, TIC 280773136 disk, TYC 9229-2446-1 disk, WISEA J113325.38-701141.0 disk, IRAS 11312-6955 disk

HD 100546 system structure

Exoplanet HD 100546 disk orbits star HD 100546, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.


HD 100546
	HD 100546 disk	2 AU		3.5 R⊕	-
	HD 100546 b	53 AU	524.5 M⊕	77.3 R⊕	91250 days
	HD 100546 c	110 AU	2702.2 M⊕		-

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 100546 disk orbits its star between distances of Mars and Jupiter from the Sun.

		Mercury	Venus	Earth	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune
	Size	9.14	3.68	3.5	6.6	0.31	0.38	0.88	0.92
	Distance	5.13	2.77	2	1.31	0.38	0.21	0.1	0.07

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 10.6 - 15.3 AU

The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.