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USco CTIO 108 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/USco CTIO 108 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

USco CTIO 108 b

Orbiting USco CTIO 108

Discovered in 2008 using Imaging. 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 USco CTIO 108 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,008
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.3 R⊕
Mass: 4,449.62 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 144.019 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 670 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 12.3 Earth radii
Mass: 4,449.62 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 13.1 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2.96 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: USco CTIO 108
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M7
Stellar temperature: 2,700 K
Stellar radius: 0.345365 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.06 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.003 Gyr
Distance: 144.019 parsecs
Right ascension: 16h05m54.06s
Declination: -18d18m44.70s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,008
Publication date: 2008-02
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Teide Observatory
Telescope: 4.20 m William Herschel Telescope
Instrument: ACAM Auxiliary Port Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from USco CTIO 108 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of USco CTIO 108 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork