Kappa Andromedae b
Kappa Andromedae b is a directly imaged substellar object and likely superjovian-mass planet orbiting Kappa Andromedae, a young B9IV star in the Andromeda constellation, about 170 light-years away. The companion's mass is roughly 13 times the mass of Jupiter. As early history on Kappa And b is filled with debate over whether it is an exoplanet or a brown dwarf, some scientists have broadly described it as a "super-Jupiter" object.
Kappa Andromedae b is visible as the white blob in the upper left. | |
Orbital characteristics | |
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57–133AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.69–0.85 |
242–900 y | |
Inclination | 114.9–140 |
60.3–90.5 | |
2038.4–2047.9 | |
96.6–155.4 | |
Star | Kappa Andromedae |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.57 RJ |
Mass | 13+12 −2 MJ |
Temperature | 1,700–2,000 K |
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