Luhman 16 b
Orbiting Luhman 16 A
Luhman 16 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Luhman 16 A, discovered in 2017 using the Imaging method.
Mass
9344.16
Earth masses
Orbital Period
9697.0
days
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
9344.16
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Bedin et al. 2024
Orbital Period
9697.000+1790.000−1534.000days
Semi-Major Axis
3.5200+0.4300−0.4000au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
9344.16+63.57−63.57
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
29.4000+0.2000−0.2000
Eccentricity
0.3440+0.0500−0.0900
Argument of Periastron
136.7+1.9−4.3deg
Distance from Earth
Unknown
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
0.03 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
162.3283°, -53.3194°
Discovery Method
Imaging
Discovery Year
2017
Source ID: Luhman 16 b
Luhman 16 b orbits Luhman 16 A and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Imaging method.
Published measurements list a mass of 9,344.16 Earth masses and an orbital period of 9,697 days.
Catalog data places 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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