Notes for AB Pic
by
Jean Schneider
update:
3 May 2005
The planets:
Detection method:
Imaging
Basic data:
Name:
AB Pic b
M.sin
i
:
13.5 ± 0.5 M
J
Radius:
-
Temperature:
1675 ± 175 K
Semi-major axis:
(projected distance)
> 275 AU
Orbital period:
> 4000 yr
Eccentricity:
-
Omega (deg):
T_peri (JD-2450000):
-
Inclination:
-
Remarks:
References:
CHAUVIN G., LAGRANGE A.-M., ZUCKERMAN B., DUMAS C., MOUILLET D., SONG I, BEUZIT J.-L., LOWRANCE P. & BESSEL M., 2005
A companion to AB Pic at the planet/brown dwarf boundary.
Astron. & Astrophys.
, accepted
preprint
Other Web pages:
ESO Press Release
The star:
Distance:
45.5 pc
Spectral type:
K2 V
Apparent magnitude:
V = 9.16
Absolute luminosity:
Coordinates
(2000): RA = 06 19 12.9135, DEC = -58 03 15.522
Metallicity:
[Fe/H] =
Mass (M_sun):
M =
More data:
Basic Data
(from
Simbad
)
Most recent refs.
(from ADS; enter ` AB Pic ' in the `objects' field)
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