Exoplanet

kap And b

Orbiting kap And

Overview

kap And b is an exoplanet orbiting the star kap And, discovered in 2012 using the Imaging method.

Key Measurements

Mass

4327.36

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Distance

50.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1900

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

4327.36

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1900 K

Orbital Period

Unknown

Distance from Earth

50.0 pc (~163 ly)

Spectral Type

B9 IV

Temperature

10900 K

Mass (Solar)

2.60 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

1.83 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

355.1026°, 44.3339°

Discovery Method

Imaging

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: kap And b