GQ Lup b
Orbiting GQ Lup
GQ Lup b is an exoplanet orbiting the star GQ Lup, discovered in 2004 using the Imaging method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
33.60
Earth radii
Mass
6356.00
Earth masses
Distance
151.2
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
2650
K
Radius (Earth radii)
33.60
Mass (Earth masses)
6356.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
2650 K
Orbital Period
Unknown
Distance from Earth
151.2 pc (~493 ly)
Spectral Type
K7e V
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
0.70 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
237.3004°, -35.6515°
Discovery Method
Imaging
Discovery Year
2004
Source ID: GQ Lup b
GQ Lup b orbits GQ Lup and was reported in 2004 and was detected with the Imaging method.
Published measurements list a radius of 33.6 Earth radii, a mass of 6,356 Earth masses, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,650 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 151.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K7e V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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