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Planets/Exoplanets/mu2 Sco b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

mu2 Sco b

Orbiting mu2 Sco

Discovered in 2022 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,022
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.3 R⊕
Mass: 4,576.729061 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 242.4 AU
Eccentricity: 0.56
Radius: 12.3 Earth radii
Mass: 4,576.729061 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 13.5 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 159.05 K
Insolation: 0.1074 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: mu2 Sco
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: B2 IV
Stellar temperature: 21,700 K
Stellar radius: 5.6 R☉
Stellar mass: 9.1 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.02 Gyr
Distance: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Right ascension: 16h52m20.13s
Declination: -38d01m03.48s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,022
Publication date: 2022-08
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Paranal Observatory
Telescope: 8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal Telescope
Instrument: SPHERE
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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