PDS 70 b
Orbiting PDS 70
PDS 70 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star PDS 70, discovered in 2018 using the Imaging method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
21.97
Earth radii
Mass
1017.05
Earth masses
Distance
113.1
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1392
K
Radius (Earth radii)
21.97
Mass (Earth masses)
1017.05
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1392 K
Parameter source: Wang et al. 2021
Semi-Major Axis
20.8000+0.6000−0.7000au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
1017.05+1048.83−508.53
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
3.2000+3.3000−1.6000
Eccentricity
0.1700+0.0600−0.0600
Argument of Periastron
161.0+12.0−12.0deg
Distance from Earth
113.1 pc (~369 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4109 K
Mass (Solar)
0.98 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
212.0421°, -41.3980°
Discovery Method
Imaging
Discovery Year
2018
Source ID: PDS 70 b
PDS 70 b orbits PDS 70 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Imaging method.
Published measurements list a radius of 21.97 Earth radii, a mass of 1,017.05 Earth masses, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,392 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 113.1 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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