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Exoplanet HATS-31 b
Exoplanet HATS-31 b orbits star HATS-31 that lies 2845 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 279.757 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HATS-31 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HATS-31
Distance from the star: 0.048 AU
Orbit around star: 3.378 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HATS-31 b around its star is 3.378 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Eccentricity: 0.233Basic characteristic
Mass: 279.757 M Earth
| 0.8803 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HATS-31 b has 279.757 Earth masses (or 0.8803 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
Size: 18.383 R Earth | 1.6 R Jupiter
Density: 248 kg/m3 | 4.50 % Earth
Temperature: 1823 K | 1549.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2016
Other designations of this exoplanet
Gaia DR3 3498553232585634816 b
Gaia DR3 3498553232585634816 b
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Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HATS-31 b has 88 % of mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mass | 5086.49 | 343.26 | 279.76 | 2543.25 | 0.88 | 2.94 | 19.16 | 16.26 |
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Size | 48.01 | 19.35 | 18.38 | 34.68 | 1.64 | 2.02 | 4.6 | 4.84 |
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Density | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.2 | 0.36 | 0.2 | 0.14 |
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Distance | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 4.14 | 2.47 | 6.33 | 8.76 | 11.18 | 13.71 | 23.37 | 25.32 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.8 - 2.5 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.