HD 114783 b
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HD 114783 b is an exoplanet that has a minimum mass
almost exactly that of Jupiter
. However, since the true mass
is not known, it may be more massive, but not likely much. It orbits the star 20% further than Earth
orbits the Sun. The orbit is quite circular.
Minimum mass
In astronomy, minimum mass is the lower-bound calculated mass of observed objects such as planets, stars and binary systems, nebulae, and black holes. Minimum mass is a widely cited statistic for extrasolar planets...
almost exactly that of Jupiter
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
. However, since the true mass
True mass
The term true mass is synonymous with the term mass, but is used in astronomy to differentiate the measured mass of a planet from the lower limit of mass usually obtained from radial velocity techniques...
is not known, it may be more massive, but not likely much. It orbits the star 20% further than Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
orbits the Sun. The orbit is quite circular.