The HIP 12961 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 76.23 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.69 solar masses |
Radius | 0.65 solar radiae |
Temperature | 3901 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.14 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, HIP 12961 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 114.419 Earth masses |
Density | 0.273 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.200 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.25 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.17 |
Orbital Period | 57.435 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | La Silla Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 3.6 m ESO Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HARPS Spectrograph |
Discovery Date | 2011-02 |
Reference | Forveille et al. 2011 |