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Planets/Exoplanets/PZ Tel b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

PZ Tel b

Orbiting PZ Tel

Discovered in 2023 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,023
Method: Imaging
Radius: 11.9 R⊕
Mass: 8,581.366989 M⊕
Orbit: 44,000 days
Distance: 47.0648 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 44,000 days
Semi-major axis: 27 AU
Eccentricity: 0.52
Radius: 11.9 Earth radii
Mass: 8,581.366989 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 28 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 53.77 K
Insolation: 0.0014 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: PZ Tel
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: G9 IV
Stellar temperature: 5,169 K
Stellar radius: 1.25646 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.36 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.2 Gyr
Distance: 47.0648 parsecs
Right ascension: 18h53m05.90s
Declination: -50d10m51.22s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,023
Publication date: 2023-06
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory
Telescope: 10 m Keck II Telescope
Instrument: NIRC2 Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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