Exoplanet

ROXs 42 B b

Orbiting ROXs 42 B

Overview

ROXs 42 B b is an exoplanet orbiting the star ROXs 42 B, discovered in 2013 using the Imaging method.

Key Measurements

Mass

2860.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

143.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1975

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

2860.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1975 K

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

143.6 pc (~468 ly)

Spectral Type

M0

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

247.8125°, -24.5456°

Discovery Method

Imaging

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: ROXs 42 B b

System Context

ROXs 42 B b orbits ROXs 42 B and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Imaging method.

Published measurements list a mass of 2,860 Earth masses and an equilibrium temperature near 1,975 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 143.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M0, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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

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