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Exoplanet HD 87816 c
Exoplanet HD 87816 c orbits star HD 87816 that lies 436 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3878.465 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 87816 c
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HD 87816
Distance from the star: 10.14 AU
Orbit around star: 7596.0 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 87816 c around its star is 7596.0 days (or 20.8 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: 0.19Basic characteristic
Mass: 3878.465 M Earth
| 12.2041 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 87816 c has 3878.465 Earth masses (or 12.2041 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: 2025 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
HD 87816 c, R Vel c
HD 87816 c, R Vel c
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HD 87816 system structure
Exoplanet HD 87816 c orbits star HD 87816, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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HD 87816 | ||||||||
| HD 87816 b | 1.62 AU | 2142.7 M⊕ | 484.2 days | ||||||
| HD 87816 c | 10.14 AU (HZ) | 3878.5 M⊕ | 7596 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 87816 c has % of mass of and it orbits its star between distances of Saturn and Uranus from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 70517.55 | 4758.85 | 3878.47 | 35258.77 | 12.2 | 40.74 | 265.65 | 225.49 |
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Distance | 26 | 14.02 | 10.14 | 6.65 | 1.95 | 1.06 | 0.53 | 0.34 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 8.1 - 11.7 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.