Exoplanet

EPIC 246851721 b

Orbiting EPIC 246851721

Overview

EPIC 246851721 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star EPIC 246851721, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.78

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

953.49

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

372.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1401

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

11.78

Mass (Earth masses)

953.49

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1401 K

Parameter source: Yu et al. 2018

Orbital Period

6.180+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0723+0.0007−0.0008au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

953.49+349.61−381.40

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

3.0000+1.1000−1.2000

Epoch of Periastron

2457858.93+0.00−0.00days(BJD-TDB)

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

270.00+100.00−110.00m/s

Distance from Earth

372.6 pc (~1215 ly)

Spectral Type

F5 V

Temperature

6202 K

Mass (Solar)

1.32 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.59 R☉

Luminosity

0.53 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

78.9198°, 16.2787°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: EPIC 246851721 b

System Context

EPIC 246851721 b orbits EPIC 246851721 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 11.78 Earth radii, a mass of 953.49 Earth masses, an orbital period of 6.18 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,401 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 372.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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