Exoplanet

PSR B1257+12 d

Orbiting PSR B1257+12

Overview

PSR B1257+12 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star PSR B1257+12, discovered in 1992 using the Pulsar Timing method.

Key Measurements

Mass

3.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

98.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

600.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

3.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Konacki and Wolszczan 2003

Orbital Period

98.211+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.4600au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

3.90+0.200.20

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0123+0.00060.0006

Epoch of Periastron

2449767.00+0.100.10days(JD)

Argument of Periastron

108.3+0.50.5deg

Distance from Earth

600.0 pc (~1957 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.40 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

195.0149°, 12.6824°

Discovery Method

Pulsar Timing

Discovery Year

1992

Data Sources

Source ID: PSR B1257+12 d

System Context

PSR B1257+12 d orbits PSR B1257+12 and was reported in 1992 and was detected with the Pulsar Timing method.

Published measurements list a mass of 3.9 Earth masses and an orbital period of 98.21 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 600 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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