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Exoplanet DS Leonis b
Exoplanet DS Leonis b orbits star DS Leonis that lies 39 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 7.916 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
39 light years
39 light years
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DS Leonis b
Exoplanet
Star: DS Leonis
Distance from the star: 0.0531 AU
Orbit around star: 6.019 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet DS Leonis b around its star is 6.019 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: 7.916 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet DS Leonis b has 7.916 Earth masses, or 0.54 times the mass of Uranus.
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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Year of discovery: 2025 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
DS Leo b, Gliese 410 b, GJ 410 b, Gl 410 b, HD 95650 b, HIC 53985 b, HIP 53985 b, V* DS Leo b
DS Leo b, Gliese 410 b, GJ 410 b, Gl 410 b, HD 95650 b, HIC 53985 b, HIP 53985 b, V* DS Leo b
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DS Leonis system structure
Exoplanet DS Leonis b orbits star DS Leonis, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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DS Leonis | ||||||||
| DS Leonis b | 0.05 AU | 7.9 M⊕ | 6 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, DS Leonis b has 54 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 143.93 | 9.71 | 7.92 | 71.96 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
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Distance | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.31 - 0.44 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.