Exoplanet

DP Leo b

Orbiting DP Leo

Overview

DP Leo b is an exoplanet orbiting the star DP Leo, discovered in 2009 using the Eclipse Timing Variations method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

1922.79

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10220.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

305.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1922.79

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Beuermann et al. 2011

Orbital Period

10220.000+730.000730.000days

Semi-Major Axis

8.1900+0.39000.3900au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1922.79+149.37149.37

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

6.0500+0.47000.5800

Eccentricity

0.3900+0.13000.1300

Epoch of Periastron

2453025.00+500.00500.00days

Argument of Periastron

-78.0+20.020.0deg

Distance from Earth

305.7 pc (~997 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.69 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

169.3162°, 17.9616°

Discovery Method

Eclipse Timing Variations

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources

Source ID: DP Leo b

System Context

DP Leo b orbits DP Leo and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Eclipse Timing Variations method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 1,922.79 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 10,220 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 305.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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