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HR 8799 b

Host star HR 8799 • 9.86 R⊕ • 170000 d orbit

Records

4

archive rows

Discovery

Imaging

Radius

9.86 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

2000 M⊕

median non-null value

HR 8799

1200 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

HR 8799

Discovery

Imaging

Year

2008

Period

1.72e5 day

Radius

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 9.86 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

HR 8799 b

9.86 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

4

Refs

4

Methods

1

Discoverystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Perioddisputed

3 values • 3 distinct

Radiusdisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Massstable

1 values • 1 distinct

Eq. Tempstable

1 values • 1 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2008ImagingGemini Observatory8.19 m Gemini North Telescope1.72e5 dayKonopacky et al. 2016
2008ImagingGemini Observatory8.19 m Gemini North Telescope6.73 Rearth1200 KBonnefoy et al. 2016
2008ImagingGemini Observatory8.19 m Gemini North Telescope1.67e5 dayZurlo et al. 2016
2008ImagingGemini Observatory8.19 m Gemini North Telescope170000 day13 Rearth2000 MearthMarois et al. 2008