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HD 95086 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 95086 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HD 95086 b

Orbiting HD 95086

Discovered in 2013 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,013
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.9 R⊕
Mass: 1,589 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 86.2279 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 55.7 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 12.9 Earth radii
Mass: 1,589 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 4.07 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,000 K
Insolation: 0.0021 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 95086
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: A8 III
Stellar temperature: 7,595 K
Stellar radius: 1.48667 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.6 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.14 dex
Stellar age: 0.017 Gyr
Distance: 86.2279 parsecs
Right ascension: 10h57m02.90s
Declination: -68d40m02.25s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,013
Publication date: 2013-08
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 HD 95086 b.

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