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HD 11506 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 11506 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HD 11506 b

Orbiting HD 11506

Discovered in 2007 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,007
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 12.9 R⊕
Mass: 1,551.002626 M⊕
Orbit: 1,617.7 days
Distance: 51.261 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1,617.7 days
Semi-major axis: 2.885 AU
Eccentricity: 0.379
Radius: 12.9 Earth radii
Mass: 1,551.002626 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 3.97 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 193.57 K
Insolation: 0.2609 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 11506
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 3
Spectral type: G0 V
Stellar temperature: 6,123 K
Stellar radius: 1.24 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.22 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.3 dex
Stellar age: 2.5 Gyr
Distance: 51.261 parsecs
Right ascension: 01h52m50.56s
Declination: -19d30m26.63s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,007
Publication date: 2007-11
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory
Telescope: 10 m Keck I Telescope
Instrument: HIRES Spectrometer
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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