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TYC 8998-760-1 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/TYC 8998-760-1 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

TYC 8998-760-1 b

Orbiting TYC 8998-760-1

Discovered in 2020 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,020
Method: Imaging
Radius: 21.184974 R⊕
Mass: 6,928.659273 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 94.6177 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 146 AU
Eccentricity: 0.44
Radius: 21.184974 Earth radii
Mass: 6,928.659273 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 4 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2,638 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: TYC 8998-760-1
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: K3 IV
Stellar temperature: 4,573 K
Stellar radius: 1.02 R☉
Stellar mass: 1 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.017 Gyr
Distance: 94.6177 parsecs
Right ascension: 13h25m12.03s
Declination: -64d56m20.96s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,020
Publication date: 2020-02
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Paranal Observatory
Telescope: 8.2 m ESO VLT UT3 Melipal Telescope
Instrument: SPHERE
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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