Exoplanet

bet Pic b

Orbiting bet Pic

Overview

bet Pic b is an exoplanet orbiting the star bet Pic, discovered in 2008 using the Imaging method.

Key Measurements

Mass

2765.11

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8682.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

19.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

2765.11

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

8682.00 days

Distance from Earth

19.7 pc (~64 ly)

Spectral Type

A6 V

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.79 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

86.8212°, -51.0661°

Discovery Method

Imaging

Discovery Year

2008

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: bet Pic b

System Context

bet Pic b orbits bet Pic and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Imaging method.

Published measurements list a mass of 2,765.11 Earth masses and an orbital period of 8,682 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 19.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as A6 V, and 3 known planets in the system.

Host star

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