bet Pic b
Orbiting bet Pic
bet Pic b is an exoplanet orbiting the star bet Pic, discovered in 2008 using the Imaging method.
Mass
2765.11
Earth masses
Orbital Period
8682.0
days
Distance
19.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Mass (Earth masses)
2765.11
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Sutlieff et al. 2026
Orbital Period
8682.000+55.000−58.000days
Semi-Major Axis
10.0700+0.0300−0.0300au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
2765.11+826.35−794.57
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
8.7000+2.6000−2.5000
Eccentricity
0.1050+0.0040−0.0030
Epoch of Periastron
2447959.05+20.00−20.00days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
23.7+3.1−2.6deg
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
Source ID: bet Pic b
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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