HD 189733 b

Exoplanet

A deep blue hot Jupiter whose color comes from silicate clouds that scatter light and may fall as sideways glass rain.

Facts

TypeExoplanet
OrbitsHD 189733
Distance from Earth64.5 ly
Diameter159,115 km
Mass2.13 × 10^27 kg
Temperature927°C
Orbital period2 days
Discovered2005

HD 189733 b in context

At 159,115 km across, HD 189733 b is 12 times the diameter of Earth.

Its mass is 357 times the mass of Earth.

A single orbit takes 2.2 days.

The light reaching us from HD 189733 b tonight left it around 65 years ago.

An average temperature of 1,200 K works out at 927 degrees Celsius, warmer than the 15 degrees Earth averages.

It has been on record since 2005.

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