HD 100546 b
Orbiting HD 100546
HD 100546 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 100546, discovered in 2014 using the Imaging method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
77.34
Earth radii
Mass
2701.54
Earth masses
Distance
109.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
77.34
Mass (Earth masses)
2701.54
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Orbital Period
Unknown
Distance from Earth
109.7 pc (~358 ly)
Spectral Type
B9 Vne
Temperature
10500 K
Mass (Solar)
2.40 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
1.50 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
173.3555°, -70.1948°
Discovery Method
Imaging
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: HD 100546 b
HD 100546 b orbits HD 100546 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Imaging method.
Published measurements list a radius of 77.34 Earth radii and a mass of 2,701.54 Earth masses.
Catalog data places the system at about 109.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as B9 Vne, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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