Exoplanet HAT-P-57 A b

Exoplanet HAT-P-57 A b orbits star HAT-P-57 A that lies 950 light years away from the Sun. It weighs about 588.126 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
950 light years
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iconHAT-P-57 A b

Exoplanet, gas giant
icon distanceDistance from the star: 0.041 AU
icon time Orbit around star: 2.465 days +
Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HAT-P-57 A b around its star is 2.465 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... icon More about Orbital period in StellarGuide

Basic characteristic

icon weight
Mass: 588.126 M Earth
| 1.8506 M Jupiter
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Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HAT-P-57 A b has 588.126 Earth masses (or 1.8506 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... icon More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
icon radiusSize: 15.838 R Earth | 1.4 R Jupiter
icon densityDensity: 816 kg/m3 | 14.80 % Earth
icon temperatureTemperature: 2200 K | 1926.85 °C
icon discoveryYear of discovery: 2015 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS 18185842+103 b
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HAT-P-57 system structure

Exoplanet HAT-P-57 A b orbits star HAT-P-57 A, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
HAT-P-57 A
HAT-P-57 A b 0.04 AU 588.1 M⊕ 15.8 R⊕ 2.5 days
HAT-P-57 B 788 AU
HAT-P-57 C

Comparison

When comparing to the Solar system planets, HAT-P-57 A b has 1.85 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
icon mass Mass 10693.2721.63588.135346.61.856.1840.2834.19
icon size Size41.3616.6715.8429.881.411.743.964.17
icon density Density0.150.160.150.20.661.170.650.47
icon distance Distance0.110.060.040.030.01000
icon temp Temperature52.997.6410.5813.516.5428.2130.56

Habitability

Habitable zone of the star: 2 - 2.8 AU
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The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.

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