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Exoplanet Iota Hydri b
(Unconfirmed Exoplanet)
Iota Hydri b is an unconfirmed exoplanet detected around star Iota Hydri. More observations are needed to confirm its existence.
Sun distance
95 light years
95 light years
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Iota Hydri b
Exoplanet, brown dwarf
Star: Iota Hydri
Distance from the star: 17.78 AUBasic characteristic
Mass: 4291.745 M Earth
| 13.5045 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Iota Hydri b has 4291.745 Earth masses (or 13.5045 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: 2024 (astrometry)
Other designations of this exoplanet
HD 21024 b, HIP 15201 b, iot Hyi b, TIC 431380163 b, 2MASS J03155768-7723184 b, TYC 9366-741-1 b, HR 1025 b
HD 21024 b, HIP 15201 b, iot Hyi b, TIC 431380163 b, 2MASS J03155768-7723184 b, TYC 9366-741-1 b, HR 1025 b
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Iota Hydri system structure
Exoplanet Iota Hydri b orbits star Iota Hydri, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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17.78 AU | 4291.7 M⊕ | - | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Iota Hydri b has % of mass of and it orbits its star a little closer than Uranus.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 78031.73 | 5265.94 | 4291.75 | 39015.86 | 13.5 | 45.08 | 293.96 | 249.52 |
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Distance | 45.59 | 24.59 | 17.78 | 11.67 | 3.42 | 1.86 | 0.93 | 0.59 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.9 - 2.8 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.