6 Lyn b
Orbiting 6 Lyn
6 Lyn b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 6 Lyn, discovered in 2008 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
597.84
Earth masses
Orbital Period
919.9
days
Distance
54.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
597.84
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Teng et al. 2023
Orbital Period
919.860+1.920−3.710days
Semi-Major Axis
2.0280+0.0030−0.0050au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
597.84+12.08−28.29
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
1.8810+0.0380−0.0890
Eccentricity
0.0420+0.0240−0.0320
Epoch of Periastron
2453537.30+121.20−224.70days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
121.0+88.2−61.7deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
32.76+0.67−1.52m/s
Distance from Earth
54.7 pc (~178 ly)
Spectral Type
K0 IV
Temperature
4941 K
Mass (Solar)
1.32 M☉
Radius (Solar)
4.94 R☉
Luminosity
1.12 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
97.6960°, 58.1612°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2008
Source ID: 6 Lyn b
6 Lyn b orbits 6 Lyn and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 597.84 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 919.86 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 54.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K0 IV, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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