Beta Pictoris b

Beta Pictoris b
The motion of Beta Pictoris b. The orbital plane is viewed side-on; the planet is not moving towards the star.
Discovery
Discovered byLagrange et al.
Discovery siteVery Large Telescope
Discovery dateNovember 18, 2008
Direct imaging
Orbital characteristics[1]
10.018+0.082
−0.076
 AU
Eccentricity0.106+0.007
−0.006
23.593+0.248
−0.209
 yr
Inclination89.009°±0.012°
31.774°+0.008°
−0.009°
2448022.339+15.635
−24.710
21.835°+4.099°
−4.044°
Semi-amplitude78.791+15.672
−14.126
 m/s
StarBeta Pictoris
Physical characteristics
1.46±0.01[2][note 1] RJ
Mass11.729+2.337
−2.135
[1] MJ
8.7±0.8 h[3]
Equatorial rotation velocity
19.9±1.0 km/s[3]
Temperature1,724 K (1,451 °C; 2,644 °F)
±15 K (15 °C; 27 °F)[2][note 1]

Beta Pictoris b (abbreviated as β Pic b) is an exoplanet orbiting the young debris disk A-type main sequence star Beta Pictoris located approximately 63 light-years (19.4 parsecs, or 6×1014 km) away from Earth in the constellation of Pictor. It has a mass around 13 Jupiter masses and a radius around 46% larger than Jupiter's. It orbits at 9 AU from Beta Pictoris, which is about 3.5 times farther than the orbit of Beta Pictoris c.[4] It orbits close to the plane of the debris disk orbiting the star, with a low eccentricity and a period of 20–21 years.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Feng2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ Lagrange, A.-M.; Meunier, Pascal Rubini; Keppler, Miriam; Galland, Franck; et al. (August 19, 2019). "Evidence for an additional planet in the β Pictoris system". Nature Astronomy. 3 (12): 1135–1142. Bibcode:2019NatAs...3.1135L. doi:10.1038/s41550-019-0857-1. S2CID 202126059. Retrieved August 20, 2019.


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