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Exoplanet HIP 8923 b
Exoplanet HIP 8923 b orbits star HIP 8923 that lies 215 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 3172.702 Earth masses and orbits its star further than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
215 light years
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HIP 8923 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HIP 8923
Distance from the star: 5.90 AU
Orbit around star: 5160 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HIP 8923 b around its star is 5160 days (or 14.1 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: 0.011Basic characteristic
Mass: 3172.702 M Earth
| 9.9833 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HIP 8923 b has 3172.702 Earth masses (or 9.9833 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: 2026 (radial velocity)Advertisement
HIP 8923 system structure
Exoplanet HIP 8923 b orbits star HIP 8923, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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HIP 8923 | ||||||||
| HIP 8923 b | 5.9 AU | 3172.7 M⊕ | 5160 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HIP 8923 b has 9.98 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star between distances of Jupiter and Saturn from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 57685.49 | 3892.89 | 3172.7 | 28842.75 | 9.98 | 33.33 | 217.31 | 184.46 |
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Distance | 15.13 | 8.16 | 5.9 | 3.87 | 1.13 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.2 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.5 - 2.2 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.