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Planets/Exoplanets/kap And b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

kap And b

Orbiting kap And

Discovered in 2012 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,012
Method: Imaging
Radius: 15.916753 R⊕
Mass: 5,498.431441 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 50.0177 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 55 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 15.916753 Earth radii
Mass: 5,498.431441 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 7.49 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,791 K
Insolation: 0.0207 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: kap And
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: B9 IVn
Stellar temperature: 11,327 K
Stellar radius: 2.109 R☉
Stellar mass: 2.768 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0 dex
Stellar age: 0.047 Gyr
Distance: 50.0177 parsecs
Right ascension: 23h40m24.62s
Declination: +44d20m01.86s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,012
Publication date: 2013-02
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Subaru Telescope
Telescope: 8.2 m Subaru Telescope
Instrument: HiCIAO Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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