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Exoplanet HD 60779 c
Exoplanet HD 60779 c orbits star HD 60779 that lies 116 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 27.7 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HD 60779 c
Exoplanet
Star: HD 60779
Distance from the star: 0.4406 AU
Orbit around star: 104.25 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 60779 c around its star is 104.25 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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Eccentricity: 0.067Basic characteristic
Mass: 27.7 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 60779 c has 27.7 Earth masses, or 1.61 times the mass of Neptune.
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
HD 60779 c
HD 60779 c
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HD 60779 system structure
Exoplanet HD 60779 c orbits star HD 60779, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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HD 60779 | ||||||||
| HD 60779 b | 0.19 AU | 14.7 M⊕ | 3.3 R⊕ | 30 days | |||||
| HD 60779 c | 0.44 AU | 27.7 M⊕ | 104.3 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 60779 c has 1.61 times the mass of Neptune and it orbits its star between distances of Mercury and Venus from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 503.64 | 33.99 | 27.7 | 251.82 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 1.9 | 1.61 |
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Distance | 1.13 | 0.61 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.3 - 1.9 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.