The HD 62509 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 33.72 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 2 solar masses |
Radius | 8.9 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4892.63 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.103 decimal exponent |
Age | 0.98 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 62509 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 731.000 Earth masses |
Density | 1.710 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.300 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 1.64 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.02 |
Orbital Period | 589.640 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2006-10 |
Reference | Hatzes et al. 2006 |