Beta Circini b
| Exoplanet | List of exoplanets
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| Parent star | ||
| Star | β Circini | |
| Right ascension | (α) | 15h 17m 30.8494s[1] |
| Declination | (δ) | −58° 48′ 04.349″[1] |
| Distance | 97 ± 2 ly (29.6 ± 0.7 pc) | |
| Spectral type | A3Va | |
| Mass | (m) | 1.96 M☉ |
| Radius | (r) | 1.3 R☉ |
| Temperature | (T) | 8,892[2] K |
| Orbital elements | ||
| Semi-major axis | (a) | 6656.0[3] AU |
| Eccentricity | (e) | N/A[3] |
| Orbital period | (P) | N/A[3] d |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | 56.0 (± 7.0)[3] MJ |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | October 30, 2015 | |
| Discoverer(s) | ||
| Discovery method | Direct imaging | |
| Discovery status | Published | |
Beta Circini b (also known as Beta Cir b, β Circini b, β Cir b)[4] is an exoplanet[3] or Brown dwarf[4] orbiting the A-type star β Circini, in the constellation of Circinus.[3] It has a surface temperature of 2084.0 K. Its mass was discovered using the Spectrum method which concluded that the object has a mass of 56.0±7.0 MJ.[3]
References
- 1 2 * bet Cir -- Star, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line September 5, 2008.
- ↑ Song, Inseok; et al. (February 2001), "Ages of A-Type Vega-like Stars from uvbyβ Photometry", The Astrophysical Journal 546 (1): 352–357, arXiv:astro-ph/0010102, Bibcode:2001ApJ...546..352S, doi:10.1086/318269
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "β Circini b". Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- 1 2 Discovery of a brown dwarf companion to the A3V star β Circini. Retrieved 2015-11-9.
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Coordinates: 
15h 17m 30.8494s, −58° 48′ 04.349″
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