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HU Aqr AB b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HU Aqr AB b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HU Aqr AB b

Orbiting HU Aqr

Discovered in 2011 using Eclipse Timing Variations. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,011
Method: Eclipse Timing Variations
Radius: 12.8 R⊕
Mass: 1,875.197 M⊕
Orbit: 2,390 days
Distance: 192.198079 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 2,390 days
Semi-major axis: 3.6 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 12.8 Earth radii
Mass: 1,875.197 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msin(i)/sin(i)
Density: 4.91 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HU Aqr
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 5,952 K
Stellar radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar mass: 0.88 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 192.198079 parsecs
Right ascension: 21h07m58.13s
Declination: -05d17m41.53s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Eclipse Timing Variations
Discovery year: 2,011
Publication date: 2011-06
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Yunnan Astronomical Observatory
Telescope: 2.4 m Lijiang Station Telescope
Instrument: VersArray 1300B CCD Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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