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Exoplanet BD+37 3172 b
Exoplanet BD+37 3172 b orbits star BD+37 3172 that lies 1480 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3369.814 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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BD+37 3172 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: BD+37 3172
Distance from the star: 4.65 AU
Orbit around star: 1887.76 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet BD+37 3172 b around its star is 1887.76 days (or 5.2 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...
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Eccentricity: 0.59Basic characteristic
Mass: 3369.814 M Earth
| 10.6036 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet BD+37 3172 b has 3369.814 Earth masses (or 10.6036 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...
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Year of discovery: 2025 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TYC 3105-01103-1 b
TYC 3105-01103-1 b
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BD+37 3172 system structure
Exoplanet BD+37 3172 b orbits star BD+37 3172, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| BD+37 3172 b | 4.65 AU | 3369.8 M⊕ | 1887.8 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, BD+37 3172 b has 10.6 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 | 61269.35 | 4134.74 | 3369.81 | 30634.67 | 10.6 | 35.4 | 230.81 | 195.92 |
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Distance | 11.92 | 6.43 | 4.65 | 3.05 | 0.89 | 0.49 | 0.24 | 0.15 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 4.9 - 7.1 AU
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.