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POTS-1 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/POTS-1 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

POTS-1 b

Orbiting POTS-1

Discovered in 2013 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of POTS-1 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,013
Method: Transit
Radius: 10.548 R⊕
Mass: 734.16 M⊕
Orbit: 3.16063 days
Distance: 747.959 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3.16063 days
Semi-major axis: 0.03734 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 10.548 Earth radii
Mass: 734.16 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 3.44 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 841.95 K
Insolation: 58.7159 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: POTS-1
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: K5 V
Stellar temperature: 4,400 K
Stellar radius: 0.588 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.695 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.03 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 747.959 parsecs
Right ascension: 13h34m26.09s
Declination: -66d34m52.19s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,013
Publication date: 2013-11
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: La Silla Observatory
Telescope: 2.2 m MPG/ESO Telescope
Instrument: WFI Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from POTS-1 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of POTS-1 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork