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CT Cha b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/CT Cha b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

CT Cha b

Orbiting CT Cha

Discovered in 2007 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 CT Cha b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,007
Method: Imaging
Radius: 24.66 R⊕
Mass: 5,403 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 190.72 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 440 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 24.66 Earth radii
Mass: 5,403 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 1.98 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2,600 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: CT Cha
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: K5e
Stellar temperature: 4,403 K
Stellar radius: 1.679694 R☉
Stellar mass: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar metallicity: -0.56 dex
Stellar age: 0.002 Gyr
Distance: 190.72 parsecs
Right ascension: 11h04m09.00s
Declination: -76d27m19.33s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,007
Publication date: 2008-11
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 CT Cha b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of CT Cha b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork