Exoplanet

LP 261-75 b

Orbiting LP 261-75 A

Overview

LP 261-75 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star LP 261-75 A, discovered in 2006 using the Imaging method.

Key Measurements

Mass

6674.40

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

33.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1500

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

6674.40

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1500 K

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

33.9 pc (~111 ly)

Spectral Type

M4.5 V

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.22 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

147.7685°, 35.9686°

Discovery Method

Imaging

Discovery Year

2006

Data Sources

Source ID: LP 261-75 b

System Context

LP 261-75 b orbits LP 261-75 A and was reported in 2006 and was detected with the Imaging method.

Published measurements list a mass of 6,674.4 Earth masses and an equilibrium temperature near 1,500 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 33.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M4.5 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open LP 261-75 A