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Exoplanet HD 202206 b
Exoplanet HD 202206 b orbits star HD 202206 that lies 149 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 6854.253 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
149 light years
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HD 202206 b
Exoplanet, brown dwarf
Star: HD 202206
Distance from the star: 0.81 AU
Orbit around star: 256.26 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet HD 202206 b around its star is 256.26 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: 0.426Basic characteristic
Mass: 6854.253 M Earth
| 21.5678 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet HD 202206 b has 6854.253 Earth masses (or 21.5678 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: 2000 (radial velocity)
Other designations of this exoplanet
BD−21°5972 b, HIP 104903 b, SAO 190163 b
BD−21°5972 b, HIP 104903 b, SAO 190163 b
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HD 202206 system structure
Exoplanet HD 202206 b orbits star HD 202206, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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HD 202206 | ||||||||
| HD 202206 b | 0.81 AU | 6854.3 M⊕ | 256.3 days | ||||||
| HD 202206 c | 2.39 AU | 991.1 M⊕ | 1298.9 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, HD 202206 b has % of mass of and it orbits its star between distances of Venus and Earth from the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 124622.78 | 8410.13 | 6854.25 | 62311.39 | 21.57 | 72 | 469.47 | 398.5 |
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Distance | 2.08 | 1.12 | 0.81 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.1 - 1.6 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible in its atmosphere or on the potential moons orbiting the planet.