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6 Lyn b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/6 Lyn b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

6 Lyn b

Orbiting 6 Lyn

Discovered in 2008 using Radial Velocity. 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 6 Lyn b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,008
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 13.4 R⊕
Mass: 597.835234 M⊕
Orbit: 919.86 days
Distance: 54.6599 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 919.86 days
Semi-major axis: 2.028 AU
Eccentricity: 0.042
Radius: 13.4 Earth radii
Mass: 597.835234 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 1.37 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 371.86 K
Insolation: 3.1949 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: 6 Lyn
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: K0 IV
Stellar temperature: 4,941 K
Stellar radius: 4.94 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.32 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.17 dex
Stellar age: 2.353 Gyr
Distance: 54.6599 parsecs
Right ascension: 06h30m47.05s
Declination: +58d09m40.23s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,008
Publication date: 2008-12
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
Telescope: 1.88 m Telescope
Instrument: HIDES Echelle Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from 6 Lyn b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of 6 Lyn b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork