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Exoplanet HIP 63242 b
Exoplanet HIP 63242 b orbits star HIP 63242 that lies 510 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2918.377 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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HIP 63242 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: HIP 63242
Distance from the star: 0.565 AU
Orbit around star: 124.6 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HIP 63242 b around its star is 124.6 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: 0.23Basic characteristic
Mass: 2918.377 M Earth
| 9.1831 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HIP 63242 b has 2918.377 Earth masses (or 9.1831 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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Other designations of this exoplanet
HIP 63242 b, HD 112410 b, GSC 09001-00513 b, PPM 359773 b, CD-64 676 b, HIC 63242 b, SAO 252106 b, CPC 21 2790 b
HIP 63242 b, HD 112410 b, GSC 09001-00513 b, PPM 359773 b, CD-64 676 b, HIC 63242 b, SAO 252106 b, CPC 21 2790 b
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HIP 63242 system structure
Exoplanet HIP 63242 b orbits star HIP 63242, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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| HIP 63242 b | 0.57 AU | 2918.4 M⊕ | 124.6 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HIP 63242 b has 9.18 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Venus.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 53061.4 | 3580.83 | 2918.38 | 26530.7 | 9.18 | 30.66 | 199.89 | 169.67 |
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Distance | 1.45 | 0.78 | 0.57 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 6.7 - 9.6 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.