Exoplanet

HD 131496 b

Orbiting HD 131496

Overview

HD 131496 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 131496, discovered in 2011 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

572.09

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

896.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

131.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

572.09

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Luhn et al. 2019

Orbital Period

896.000+16.00016.000days

Semi-Major Axis

2.0100+0.12000.1200au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

572.09+31.7831.78

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

1.8000+0.10000.1000

Eccentricity

0.1810+0.06000.0600

Epoch of Periastron

2456114.00+50.0050.00days(JD)

Argument of Periastron

58.0+19.019.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

31.60+1.801.80m/s

Distance from Earth

131.8 pc (~430 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4846 K

Mass (Solar)

1.34 M☉

Radius (Solar)

4.44 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

223.3461°, 18.2353°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 131496 b

System Context

HD 131496 b orbits HD 131496 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 572.09 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 896 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 131.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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