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PSR B1620-26 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/PSR B1620-26 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

PSR B1620-26 b

Orbiting PSR B1620-26

Discovered in 2003 using Pulsar Timing. 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 PSR B1620-26 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,003
Method: Pulsar Timing
Radius: 13.3 R⊕
Mass: 794.575 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: 23 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 13.3 Earth radii
Mass: 794.575 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 1.86 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: PSR B1620-26
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar mass: 1.35 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Right ascension: 16h23m38.22s
Declination: -26d31m53.7s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Pulsar Timing
Discovery year: 2,003
Publication date: 2003-07
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Telescope: 2.4 m Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFPC2 Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from PSR B1620-26 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of PSR B1620-26 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork