PZ Tel b
Orbiting PZ Tel
PZ Tel b is an exoplanet orbiting the star PZ Tel, discovered in 2023 using the Imaging method.
Mass
8581.37
Earth masses
Orbital Period
44000.0
days
Distance
47.1
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
8581.37
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Franson & Bowler 2023
Orbital Period
44000.000+40000.000−10000.000days
Semi-Major Axis
27.0000+14.0000−4.0000au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
8581.37+7945.71−2860.46
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
27.0000+25.0000−9.0000
Eccentricity
0.5200+0.0800−0.1000
Epoch of Periastron
2450500.00+1700.00−700.00days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
50.0+50.0−30.0deg
Distance from Earth
47.1 pc (~154 ly)
Spectral Type
G9 IV
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
1.36 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
283.2746°, -50.1809°
Discovery Method
Imaging
Discovery Year
2023
Source ID: PZ Tel b
PZ Tel b orbits PZ Tel and was reported in 2023 and was detected with the Imaging method.
Published measurements list a mass of 8,581.37 Earth masses and an orbital period of 44,000 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 47.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G9 IV, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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