DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Sahlmann et al. (2013) |
Discovery site | ESO telescopes at the La Silla Paranal Observatory |
Discovery date | August 2013 |
Transit photometry | |
Designations | |
2MASS J08230313-4912012 b[2] | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
0.36±0.01 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.345+0.068 −0.064 |
246.36+1.38 −1.35 days |
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Inclination | 56.6+1.9 −2.1 deg |
36.3+7.2 −8.4 deg |
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Physical characteristics | |
Mass | 28.5±1.9 MJ[2] |
DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b (alias 2MASS J08230313-4912012 b) is a substellar object, classified as either an exoplanet or a brown dwarf, orbiting DENIS-P J082303.1-491201,[3] an L1.5-type brown dwarf. As of March 2014[update], DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b, with a mass of nearly 29 MJ, is listed as the most massive exoplanet so far discovered.[2]
Discovery
DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b was discovered by Sahlmann et al. (2013) using the ESO telescopes at the La Silla Paranal Observatory.[1] It is part of an ultracool binary system.[1]
Properties
Physical
DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b is located 20.77 parsecs (67.7 ly) from Earth. At 28.5±1.9 MJ,[2] it is listed as the most massive planet in the NASA Exoplanet Archive, although, according to most definitions, this object is too massive to be a planet and is more properly classified as a brown dwarf.
Orbital
DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b orbits the nearby L1.5-type brown dwarf DENIS-P J082303.1-491201, which is 7.5±0.7% the mass of our Sun,[1] and has an orbital period of about 246 days.[1][2]
See also
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