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HIP 78530 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HIP 78530 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HIP 78530 b

Orbiting HIP 78530

Discovered in 2010 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,010
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12 R⊕
Mass: 7,300 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 136.759 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 740 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 12 Earth radii
Mass: 7,300 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 23.2 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2,700 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HIP 78530
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: B9 V
Stellar temperature: 10,500 K
Stellar radius: 2.10876 R☉
Stellar mass: 2.5 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.5 dex
Stellar age: 0.005 Gyr
Distance: 136.759 parsecs
Right ascension: 16h01m55.44s
Declination: -21d58m49.77s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,010
Publication date: 2011-03
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Gemini Observatory
Telescope: 8.19 m Gemini North Telescope
Instrument: NIRI Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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