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SWEEPS-4 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/SWEEPS-4 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

SWEEPS-4 b

Orbiting SWEEPS-4

Discovered in 2006 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,006
Method: Transit
Radius: 9.079 R⊕
Mass: 1,207.7 M⊕
Orbit: 4.2 days
Distance: 8,500 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 4.2 days
Semi-major axis: 0.055 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 9.079 Earth radii
Mass: 1,207.7 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 8.87 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: SWEEPS-4
Stars in system: 1
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: 1.18 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.24 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 8,500 parsecs
Right ascension: 17h58m53.92s
Declination: -29d11m20.6s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,006
Publication date: 2006-10
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Hubble Space Telescope
Telescope: 2.4 m Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: ACS Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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