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AB Pic b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/AB Pic b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

AB Pic b

Orbiting AB Pic

Discovered in 2005 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 AB Pic b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,005
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.3 R⊕
Mass: 4,290.5 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 50.0475 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 260 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 12.3 Earth radii
Mass: 4,290.5 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 12.7 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 15.8 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: AB Pic
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: K2 V
Stellar temperature: 5,285 K
Stellar radius: 0.999394 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.9 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.04 dex
Stellar age: 0.03 Gyr
Distance: 50.0475 parsecs
Right ascension: 06h19m12.94s
Declination: -58d03m14.83s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,005
Publication date: 2005-08
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Paranal Observatory
Telescope: 8.2 m ESO VLT UT4 Yepun Telescope
Instrument: NACO Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from AB Pic b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of AB Pic b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork