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1RXS J160929.1-210524 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/1RXS J160929.1-210524 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

1RXS J160929.1-210524 b

Orbiting 1RXS J160929.1-210524

Discovered in 2008 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of 1RXS J160929.1-210524 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,008
Method: Imaging
Radius: 18.647 R⊕
Mass: 3,000 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 139.135 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 330 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 18.647 Earth radii
Mass: 3,000 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 2.54 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,700 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: 1RXS J160929.1-210524
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: K7 V
Stellar temperature: 4,060 K
Stellar radius: 1.31316 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.85 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.005 Gyr
Distance: 139.135 parsecs
Right ascension: 16h09m30.30s
Declination: -21d04m59.31s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,008
Publication date: 2008-12
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Gemini Observatory
Telescope: 8.19 m Gemini North Telescope
Instrument: NIRI Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from 1RXS J160929.1-210524 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of 1RXS J160929.1-210524 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork