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Planets/Exoplanets/NY Vir b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

NY Vir b

Orbiting NY Vir

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: 13.3 R⊕
Mass: 730.978 M⊕
Orbit: 3,160 days
Distance: 544.024 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3,160 days
Semi-major axis: 3.3 AU
Eccentricity: 0.15
Radius: 13.3 Earth radii
Mass: 730.978 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 1.71 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 338.12 K
Insolation: 2.178 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: NY Vir
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 32,780 K
Stellar radius: 0.151 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.459 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 544.024 parsecs
Right ascension: 13h38m48.14s
Declination: -02d01m49.39s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Eclipse Timing Variations
Discovery year: 2,011
Publication date: 2012-02
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Multiple Observatories
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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