HR 810 b

HR 810 b Image

Description: Iota Horologii b, often catalogued HR 810 b, is an extrasolar planet approximately 56.5 light-years away in the constellation of Horologium. Iota Horologii b has a minimum mass 2.26 times that of Jupiter; astrometric measurements from Gaia suggest it has a true mass of 6.2 MJ.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): 6.2 MJ

Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.14 RJ

Density: 5.29 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 302.79999 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.92 AU

Eccentricity: 0.14

Inclination: 87.0°

Host Star Properties

Host Star: HR 810

Spectral Type: G0V

Temperature: 6167.0 K

Stellar Mass: 1.34 M

Stellar Radius: 1.13 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11389

Host ID: 2.54444

Discovery Date: 2000-01

Discovery Year: 1999

Discovery Method: Radial Velocity

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory

Discovery Instrument: CES Spectrograph

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