Exoplanet

HD 106906 b

Orbiting HD 106906

Overview

HD 106906 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 106906, discovered in 2013 using the Imaging method.

Key Measurements

Mass

3496.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

103.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1800

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

3496.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1800 K

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

103.0 pc (~336 ly)

Spectral Type

F5 V

Temperature

6516 K

Mass (Solar)

1.50 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

0.75 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

184.4713°, -55.9756°

Discovery Method

Imaging

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 106906 b

System Context

HD 106906 b orbits HD 106906 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Imaging method.

Published measurements list a mass of 3,496 Earth masses and an equilibrium temperature near 1,800 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 103 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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