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VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b

Orbiting VHS J125601.92-125723.9

Discovered in 2015 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 VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,015
Method: Imaging
Radius: 13.674956 R⊕
Mass: 5,085.254512 M⊕
Orbit: 5,800,000 days
Distance: 12.7 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 5,800,000 days
Semi-major axis: 350 AU
Eccentricity: 0.68
Radius: 13.674956 Earth radii
Mass: 5,085.254512 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 10.9 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,194 K
Insolation: 0 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: VHS J125601.92-125723.9
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: M7.5
Stellar temperature: 2,620 K
Stellar radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar mass: 0.07 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 0.14 Gyr
Distance: 12.7 parsecs
Right ascension: 12h56m02.15s
Declination: -12d57m21.71s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,015
Publication date: 2015-05
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Paranal Observatory
Telescope: 4 m ESO Vista Telescope
Instrument: VIRCAM CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork