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psi1 Dra B b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/psi1 Dra B b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

psi1 Dra B b

Orbiting psi1 Dra B

Discovered in 2015 using Radial Velocity. 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 psi1 Dra B b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,015
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 13.5 R⊕
Mass: 486.2799 M⊕
Orbit: 3,117 days
Distance: 22.7188 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3,117 days
Semi-major axis: 4.43 AU
Eccentricity: 0.4
Radius: 13.5 Earth radii
Mass: 486.2799 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 1.09 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 159.48 K
Insolation: 0.1079 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: psi1 Dra B
Stars in system: 3
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G0 V
Stellar temperature: 6,212 K
Stellar radius: 1.255735 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.19 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.01 dex
Stellar age: 3.3 Gyr
Distance: 22.7188 parsecs
Right ascension: 17h41m58.22s
Declination: +72d09m20.56s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,015
Publication date: 2016-02
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: McDonald Observatory
Telescope: 2.7m Harlan J. Smith Telescope
Instrument: Tull Coude Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from psi1 Dra B b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of psi1 Dra B b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork