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Exoplanet BX Trianguli A b
Exoplanet BX Trianguli A b orbits star BX Trianguli A that lies 172 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2384.303 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
172 light years
172 light years
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BX Trianguli A b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: BX Trianguli A
Distance from the star: 4.5 AU
Eccentricity: 0.4Basic characteristic
Mass: 2384.303 M Earth
| 7.5025 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet BX Trianguli A b has 2384.303 Earth masses (or 7.5025 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
Year of discovery: 2024 (timing)
Other designations of this exoplanet
BX Tri b, LSPM J0220+3320 b, GSC 02314-00530 b, 2MASS J02205082+3320479 b, NSVS 6550671 b, LSPM J0220+3320 b
BX Tri b, LSPM J0220+3320 b, GSC 02314-00530 b, 2MASS J02205082+3320479 b, NSVS 6550671 b, LSPM J0220+3320 b
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BX Trianguli system structure
Exoplanet BX Trianguli A b orbits star BX Trianguli A, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| BX Trianguli A b | 4.5 AU | 2384.3 M⊕ | - | ||||||
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, BX Trianguli A b has 7.5 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Jupiter.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 43350.96 | 2925.53 | 2384.3 | 21675.48 | 7.5 | 25.05 | 163.31 | 138.62 |
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Distance | 11.54 | 6.22 | 4.5 | 2.95 | 0.86 | 0.47 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.24 - 0.34 AU
The planet is too cold to sustain liquid water on its surface. It is however possible that there is environment with higher temperatures on some of its potential moons.
The planet is probably a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible on the potential moons orbiting it.