Exoplanet

AB Pic b

Orbiting AB Pic

Overview

AB Pic b is an exoplanet orbiting the star AB Pic, discovered in 2005 using the Imaging method.

Key Measurements

Mass

4290.50

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

50.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

4290.50

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

50.0 pc (~163 ly)

Spectral Type

K2 V

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

94.8039°, -58.0541°

Discovery Method

Imaging

Discovery Year

2005

Data Sources

Source ID: AB Pic b

System Context

AB Pic b orbits AB Pic and was reported in 2005 and was detected with the Imaging method.

Published measurements list a mass of 4,290.5 Earth masses.

Catalog data places the system at about 50 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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