Exoplanet Kapteyns star b
Exoplanet Kapteyns star b orbits star Kapteyns star that lies 13 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 4.8 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance: 12.83075 light years.
(Position of this star is derived from Gaia mission data.)
Exoplanet parameters
Mass:
4.8 M
Earth
Size:
(1.5) R
Earth
Distance from the star:
0.168 AU
Other designations of this exoplanet
Gliese 191 b, GJ 191 b, VZ Pictoris b, HD 33793 b, CD-45°1841 b, CP(D)-44°612 b, SAO 217223 b, LHS 29 b, LTT 2200 b, LFT 395 b, GCTP 1181 b, HIP 24186 b
Exoplanets around star Kapteyns star
Exoplanet Kapteyns star b orbits star Class cool subdwarf Kapteyns star, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
Star Kapteyns star
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Sol
12.8 ly