Exoplanet

HD 100546 b

Orbiting HD 100546

Overview

HD 100546 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 100546, discovered in 2014 using the Imaging method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

77.34

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2701.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

109.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

77.34

Mass (Earth masses)

2701.54

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Quanz et al. 2015

Semi-Major Axis

53.0000+2.0000−2.0000au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

2701.54+1271.31−1271.31

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

8.5000+4.0000−4.0000

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

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: HD 100546 b

System Context

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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