HIP 114933 b
HIP 114933 b is a cold gas giant orbiting the K0 III star HIP 114933 in the constellation Aquarius. It lies about 332 light-years from Earth and was discovered in 2021 using the radial velocity method.
Is HIP 114933 b in the Habitable Zone?
HIP 114933 b orbits inside the inner edge of the habitable zone of HIP 114933. So close to its star, surface conditions are far too hot for liquid water.
Habitable zone of HIP 114933: 2.933–7.144 AU (conservative: 3.715–6.773 AU), per Kopparapu et al. (2014). Earth orbits the Sun at 1 AU.
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Orbit and Year Length
A year on HIP 114933 b — one full orbit around HIP 114933 — lasts 1,481.6 Earth days, longer than an Earth year. It orbits at an average distance of 2.840 AU. Its orbit is mildly elliptical (eccentricity 0.21).
How Was HIP 114933 b Discovered?
HIP 114933 b was discovered in 2021 using the radial velocity method, with observations from Multiple Observatories.
The radial velocity method measures the subtle wobble of a star caused by the gravitational pull of an orbiting planet, visible as periodic shifts in the star's light spectrum. The size of the wobble reveals the planet's minimum mass.
How Far Away Is HIP 114933 b?
HIP 114933 b is 331.9 light-years (101.8 parsecs) from Earth. Light arriving here tonight left the planet around the year 1695. A probe traveling at the speed of Voyager 1 — about 17 km/s, the fastest outbound spacecraft ever launched — would need roughly 5,841,440 years to make the journey.
Earth Similarity Index
The Earth Similarity Index (ESI) scores how physically similar a planet is to Earth, from 0 to 1, based on radius, density, escape velocity and surface temperature. HIP 114933 b scores 0.36, ranking #689 of 5,568 planets with a known ESI. For reference, Mars scores about 0.70.
The Host Star: HIP 114933
HIP 114933
- Spectral type
- K0 III
- Surface temperature
- 4,823 K (Sun: 5,772 K)
- Mass
- 1.39 M☉
- Radius
- 5.27 R☉
- Luminosity
- 13.8000 L☉
- Age
- 3.4 billion years (Sun: 4.6)
Planetary System
HIP 114933 b is the only planet known to orbit HIP 114933 so far.
HIP 114933 b — Complete Data
| Mass (best estimate) | 616.59 Earth masses |
|---|---|
| Orbital period | 1,481.60 days |
| Orbital distance | 2.840 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.210 |
| Earth Similarity Index | 0.36 |
| Distance from Earth | 331.9 light-years (101.8 parsecs) |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Discovery method | Radial Velocity |
| Discovery facility | Multiple Observatories |
| Discovery year | 2021 |
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, last updated 2021-05-17. Earth Similarity Index: PHL @ UPR Arecibo.
Frequently Asked Questions About HIP 114933 b
Is HIP 114933 b habitable?
No — HIP 114933 b orbits too close to its star and is too hot for liquid water to exist on its surface.
How far away is HIP 114933 b?
HIP 114933 b is about 332 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. A spacecraft traveling as fast as Voyager 1 (about 17 km/s) would need roughly 5,841,440 years to get there.
How long is a year on HIP 114933 b?
One orbit around HIP 114933 takes 1,481.6 Earth days.
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