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GU Psc b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/GU Psc b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

GU Psc b

Orbiting GU Psc

Discovered in 2014 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,014
Method: Imaging
Radius: 14.179 R⊕
Mass: 3,591.3 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 47.5501 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 2,000 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 14.179 Earth radii
Mass: 3,591.3 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 6.92 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,050 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: GU Psc
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M3
Stellar temperature: 4,031.81 K
Stellar radius: 0.450458 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.325 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.1 dex
Stellar age: 0.1 Gyr
Distance: 47.5501 parsecs
Right ascension: 01h12m35.16s
Declination: +17d03m54.01s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,014
Publication date: 2014-05
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Gemini Observatory
Telescope: 8.19 m Gemini South Telescope
Instrument: GMOS Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from GU Psc b.

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