HD 130322 b
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HD 130322 b is an exoplanet with a minimum mass
slightly more than that of Jupiter
. It orbits the star in a very close orbit distance being only a quarter that of Mercury
from the Sun. It is thus a so-called "hot Jupiter
". The planet orbits the star every 10 days 17 hours in a very circular orbit.
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...
slightly more than 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,...
. It orbits the star in a very close orbit distance being only a quarter that of Mercury
Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 87.969 Earth days. The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest axial tilt. It completes three rotations about its axis for every two orbits...
from the Sun. It is thus a so-called "hot Jupiter
Hot Jupiter
Hot Jupiters are a class of extrasolar planet whose mass is close to or exceeds that of Jupiter...
". The planet orbits the star every 10 days 17 hours in a very circular orbit.