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HD 169142 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 169142 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HD 169142 b

Orbiting HD 169142

Discovered in 2023 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,023
Method: Imaging
Radius: 13.1 R⊕
Mass: 953.485221 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 113.6 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 37.2 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 13.1 Earth radii
Mass: 953.485221 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 2.33 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 71.02 K
Insolation: 0.0042 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 169142
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 7,246 K
Stellar radius: 1.53702 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.85 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.006 Gyr
Distance: 113.6 parsecs
Right ascension: 18h24m29.78s
Declination: -29d46m49.91s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,023
Publication date: 2023-06
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Paranal Observatory
Telescope: 8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal Telescope
Instrument: SPHERE
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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