Exoplanet

1RXS J160929.1-210524 b

Orbiting 1RXS J160929.1-210524

Overview

1RXS J160929.1-210524 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 1RXS J160929.1-210524, discovered in 2008 using the Imaging method.

Key Measurements

Mass

3000.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

139.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1700

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

3000.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1700 K

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

139.1 pc (~454 ly)

Spectral Type

K7 V

Temperature

4060 K

Mass (Solar)

0.85 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

-0.37 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

242.3762°, -21.0831°

Discovery Method

Imaging

Discovery Year

2008

Data Sources

Source ID: 1RXS J160929.1-210524 b

System Context

1RXS J160929.1-210524 b orbits 1RXS J160929.1-210524 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Imaging method.

Published measurements list a mass of 3,000 Earth masses and an equilibrium temperature near 1,700 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 139.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K7 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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