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Exoplanet Gliese 1028 b
Exoplanet Gliese 1028 b orbits star Gliese 1028 that lies 32 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 1.52 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
32 light years
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Gliese 1028 b
Exoplanet
Star: Gliese 1028
Distance from the star: 0.01283 AU
Orbit around star: 1.43263 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Gliese 1028 b around its star is 1.43263 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: 1.52 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Gliese 1028 b has 1.52 Earth 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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Temperature: 534 K | 260.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2024 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
LHS 134 b, G 268-110 b, NLTT 3576 b, 2MASS J01045368-1807292 b, GJ 1028 b, Gliese 1028 b
LHS 134 b, G 268-110 b, NLTT 3576 b, 2MASS J01045368-1807292 b, GJ 1028 b, Gliese 1028 b
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Gliese 1028 system structure
Exoplanet Gliese 1028 b orbits star Gliese 1028, which has much lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Gliese 1028 | ||||||||
| Gliese 1028 b | 0.01 AU | 1.5 M⊕ | 1.4 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Gliese 1028 b has 1.52 times the mass of Earth and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 27.64 | 1.87 | 1.52 | 13.82 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.09 |
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Distance | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 1.21 | 0.72 | 1.85 | 2.57 | 3.28 | 4.02 | 6.85 | 7.42 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.03 - 0.04 AU
The planet's orbit is close to hotter edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.