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Exoplanet HAT-P-62 b
Exoplanet HAT-P-62 b orbits star HAT-P-62 that lies 1151 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 241.936 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1151 light years
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HAT-P-62 b
Exoplanet
Star: HAT-P-62
Distance from the star: 0.038 AU
Orbit around star: 2.645 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HAT-P-62 b around its star is 2.645 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: 0.1Basic characteristic
Mass: 241.936 M Earth
| 0.7613 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HAT-P-62 b has 241.936 Earth masses (or 0.7613 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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Size: 12.027 R Earth | 1.1 R Jupiter
Density: 767 kg/m3 | 13.91 % Earth
Temperature: 1512 K | 1238.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2020
Other designations of this exoplanet
Gaia DR3 255397142179844224 b
Gaia DR3 255397142179844224 b
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HAT-P-62 system structure
Exoplanet HAT-P-62 b orbits star HAT-P-62, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| HAT-P-62 b | 0.04 AU | 241.9 M⊕ | 12 R⊕ | 2.6 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HAT-P-62 b has 76 % 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 | 4398.84 | 296.85 | 241.94 | 2199.42 | 0.76 | 2.54 | 16.57 | 14.07 |
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Size | 31.41 | 12.66 | 12.03 | 22.69 | 1.07 | 1.32 | 3.01 | 3.17 |
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Density | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.62 | 1.1 | 0.61 | 0.44 |
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Distance | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 3.44 | 2.05 | 5.25 | 7.27 | 9.28 | 11.37 | 19.38 | 21 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.79 - 1.1 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.