Notes for AB Pic

update: 3 May 2005

The planets:

• Detection method: Imaging
• Basic data:

  Name:	AB Pic b
  M.sini:	13.5 ± 0.5 MJ
  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

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  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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