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HD 62509 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 62509 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HD 62509 b

Orbiting HD 62509

Discovered in 2006 using Radial Velocity. 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 HD 62509 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,006
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 13.3 R⊕
Mass: 731 M⊕
Orbit: 589.64 days
Distance: 10.34 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 589.64 days
Semi-major axis: 1.64 AU
Eccentricity: 0.02
Radius: 13.3 Earth radii
Mass: 731 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 1.71 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 549.6 K
Insolation: 15.2164 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 62509
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: K0IIIvar
Stellar temperature: 4,892.63 K
Stellar radius: 8.9 R☉
Stellar mass: 2 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.1027 dex
Stellar age: 0.98 Gyr
Distance: 10.34 parsecs
Right ascension: 07h45m18.92s
Declination: +28d01m34.06s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,006
Publication date: 2006-10
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Multiple Observatories
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from HD 62509 b.

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