Exoplanet

HIP 63242 b

Orbiting HIP 63242

Overview

HIP 63242 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HIP 63242, discovered in 2013 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

2917.56

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

124.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

156.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

2917.56

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Jones et al. 2013

Orbital Period

124.600days

Semi-Major Axis

0.5650au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

2917.56

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

9.1800

Eccentricity

0.2300

Epoch of Periastron

2455376.20days

Argument of Periastron

118.2deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

287.50m/s

Distance from Earth

156.5 pc (~510 ly)

Spectral Type

G8

Temperature

4830 K

Mass (Solar)

1.54 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

1.63 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

194.3825°, -65.6463°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: HIP 63242 b

System Context

HIP 63242 b orbits HIP 63242 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 2,917.56 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 124.6 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 156.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G8, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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