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HIP 65426 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HIP 65426 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HIP 65426 b

Orbiting HIP 65426

Discovered in 2017 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,017
Method: Imaging
Radius: 16.8135 R⊕
Mass: 2,860.47 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 108.875 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 92 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 16.8135 Earth radii
Mass: 2,860.47 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 3.31 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,500 K
Insolation: 0.0022 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HIP 65426
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: A2 V
Stellar temperature: 8,840 K
Stellar radius: 1.77 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.96 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.014 Gyr
Distance: 108.875 parsecs
Right ascension: 13h24m36.04s
Declination: -51d30m16.34s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,017
Publication date: 2017-09
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Paranal Observatory
Telescope: 8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal Telescope
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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