Exoplanet

HD 171238 b

Orbiting HD 171238

Overview

HD 171238 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 171238, discovered in 2009 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Mass

2796.89

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1515.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

44.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

2796.89

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

1515.00 days

Distance from Earth

44.8 pc (~146 ly)

Spectral Type

G8 V

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.92 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

-0.20 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

278.6818°, -28.0728°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 171238 b

System Context

HD 171238 b orbits HD 171238 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a mass of 2,796.89 Earth masses and an orbital period of 1,515 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 44.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G8 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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