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HR 2562 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HR 2562 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HR 2562 b

Orbiting HR 2562

Discovered in 2016 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,016
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.44199 R⊕
Mass: 6,992.224954 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 34.0071 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 22.2 AU
Eccentricity: 0.34
Radius: 12.44199 Earth radii
Mass: 6,992.224954 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Equilibrium temperature: 1,255 K
Insolation: 0.0069 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HR 2562
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: F5 V
Stellar temperature: 6,597 K
Stellar radius: 1.334 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.3 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.02 dex
Stellar age: 0.6 Gyr
Distance: 34.0071 parsecs
Right ascension: 06h50m01.03s
Declination: -60d14m55.24s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,016
Publication date: 2016-09
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Gemini Observatory
Telescope: 8.19 m Gemini South Telescope
Instrument: Gemini Planet Imager
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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