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CHXR 73 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/CHXR 73 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

CHXR 73 b

Orbiting CHXR 73

Discovered in 2006 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,006
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.3 R⊕
Mass: 3,994.486 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 190.374 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 210 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 12.3 Earth radii
Mass: 3,994.486 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 11.8 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: CHXR 73
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M3.5
Stellar temperature: 3,099 K
Stellar radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar mass: 0.35 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.002 Gyr
Distance: 190.374 parsecs
Right ascension: 11h06m28.66s
Declination: -77d37m33.14s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,006
Publication date: 2006-10
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Telescope: 2.4 m Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: ACS Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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