GU Piscium b
Planetary mass companion orbiting GU Piscium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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GU Piscium b (GU Psc b)[2] is a directly imaged planetary-mass companion orbiting the star GU Piscium, with an extremely large orbit of 2,000 AU (3.0×1011 km), and an apparent angular separation of 42 arc seconds.[3][4] The planet is located at right ascension 01h 12m 36.48s declination +17° 04′ 31.8″ at a distance of 48 pc (160 ly).[1]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Marie-Eve Naud, Étienne Artigau, Lison Malo, Loïc Albert, René Doyon, David Lafrenière, Jonathan Gagné, Didier Saumon, Caroline V. Morley, France Allard, Derek Homeier, Charles A. Beichman, Christopher R. Gelino, Anne Boucher |
Orbital characteristics | |
2000 AU[2] | |
163,000 years[NB 1] | |
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Mass | 9–13 MJ[2] |
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