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WD 0806-661 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/WD 0806-661 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

WD 0806-661 b

Orbiting WD 0806-661

Discovered in 2011 using Imaging. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,011
Method: Imaging
Radius: 12.105699 R⊕
Mass: 2,224.798849 M⊕
Orbit: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 19.2444 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Semi-major axis: 2,500 AU
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 12.105699 Earth radii
Mass: 2,224.798849 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 6.89 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 357 K
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: WD 0806-661
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: DQ
Stellar temperature: 10,393 K
Stellar radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar mass: 0.605 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: 1.6 Gyr
Distance: 19.2444 parsecs
Right ascension: 08h06m54.62s
Declination: -66d18m21.18s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Imaging
Discovery year: 2,011
Publication date: 2011-03
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Spitzer Space Telescope
Telescope: 0.85 m Spitzer Space Telescope
Instrument: IRAC Infrared Array Camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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