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Planets/Exoplanets/ROXs 42 B b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

ROXs 42 B b

Orbiting ROXs 42 B

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

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,013
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.5 R⊕
Mass: 2,860 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 143.59 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 157 AU
Eccentricity: 0.58
Radius: 12.5 Earth radii
Mass: 2,860 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 8.05 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,975 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: ROXs 42 B
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M0
Stellar temperature: 3,433 K
Stellar radius: 1.33658 R☉
Stellar mass: 1 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.0027 Gyr
Distance: 143.59 parsecs
Right ascension: 16h31m15.01s
Declination: -24d32m44.08s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,013
Publication date: 2014-01
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Multiple Observatories
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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