M62H b

M62H b Image

Description: Pulsar planets are planets that are orbiting pulsars. The first such planets to be discovered were around a millisecond pulsar in 1992 and were the first extrasolar planets to be confirmed as discovered. Pulsars are extremely precise clocks and even small planets can create detectable variations in pulsar traits; the smallest-known exoplanet is a pulsar planet.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): 2.47 MJ

Radius (Jupiter radius): Unknown

Density: Unknown

Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 0.13293503 days

Semi-major Axis: Unknown

Eccentricity: Unknown

Inclination: Unknown

Host Star Properties

Host Star: M62H

Spectral Type: Unknown

Temperature: Unknown

Stellar Mass: 1.4 M

Stellar Radius: Unknown

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.19809

Host ID: 2.579403

Discovery Date: 2024-03

Discovery Year: 2024

Discovery Method: Pulsar Timing

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

Discovery Instrument: MeerKAT Radio Receiver

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