HIP 65426 b
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HIP 65426 b, formally named Najsakopajk,[3] is a super-Jupiter exoplanet orbiting the star HIP 65426. It was discovered on 6 July 2017 by the SPHERE consortium using the Spectro-Polarimetric High-Contrast Exoplanet Research (SPHERE) instrument belonging to the European Southern Observatory (ESO).[6][7] It is 385 light-years from Earth.[8] It is the first planet discovered by ESO's SPHERE instrument.[9]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | SPHERE consortium[2] |
Discovery date | 6 July 2017 |
Direct imaging | |
Designations | |
Najsakopajk[3] | |
Orbital characteristics | |
87+108 −31 au[4] | |
Inclination | 100+15 −6 deg[4] |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | Atmospheric model: 0.92±0.04 RJ[4] Evolutionary model: 1.45±0.03 RJ[4] |
Mass | 7.1±1.1 MJ[4] |
4.07±0.19 dex | |
Temperature | Atmospheric model: 1667+25 −24 K[4] Evolutionary model: 1282+26 −31 K[4] |
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