Planet Exomoon beta Pic 1

Detailed information about planet Exomoon beta Pic 1 and its parameters.

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Planet

Name

Exomoon beta Pic 1

Planet Status

Candidate

Discovered in

2024

Publication Status

Published in a refereed paper

Update

2024-12-10

Mass

0.053 (\begin{matrix} + 0.031 \\ - 0.0 \end{matrix})

M_J 1 publication

A potential exomoon from the predicted planet obliquity of β Pictoris b

Mass*sin(i)

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Semi-Major Axis

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Orbital Period

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Eccentricity

—

Angular distance

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ω

—

T_peri

—

Radius

—

Inclination

—

Detection Method

Other

Mass Meas. Method

Theoretical

Radius Meas. Method

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Primary transit

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Secondary transit

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λ

—

Impact Parameter b

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Time V_r=0

—

Velocity Semiamplitude K

—

Calculated temperature

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Measured temperature

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Hottest point longitude

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Geometric albedo

—

Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

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Alternate Names

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Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

10 Dec 2024:
The candidate moon would have an orbital period of 3-7 weeks around the planet, with a semi-major axis 0.03 - 0.05 AU (Poon et al. 2024)

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Star

Name

beta Pic

Distance

19.3 (\pm 0.2)

pc 1 publication

A probable giant planet imaged in the beta Pictoris disk. VLT/NACO Deep L-band imaging.

Spectral type

A6V

Apparent magnitude V

3.86

Apparent magnitude I

—

Apparent magnitude J

—

Apparent magnitude H

—

Apparent magnitude K

—

Mass

1.73 (\pm 0.05)

M_Sun 3 publications

A probable giant planet imaged in the beta Pictoris disk. VLT/NACO Deep L-band imaging.
β Pictoris' inner disk in polarized light and new orbital parameters for β Pictoris b
The orbit of Beta Pic b as a transiting planet

Age

0.04 (\begin{matrix} + 0.004 \\ - 0.004 \end{matrix})

Gyr 1 publication

A probable giant planet imaged in the beta Pictoris disk. VLT/NACO Deep L-band imaging.

Effective temperature

8052.0 K

Radius

1.8 R_Sun

Metallicity [Fe/H]

—

Detected Disc

Imaging

1 publication

A circumstellar disk around Beta Pictoris

Magnetic Field

—

RA₂₀₀₀

05:47:17.0

Dec₂₀₀₀

-51:03:59.0

Alternate Names

bet Pic

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Most recent references (ADS)

Planet Exomoon beta Pic 1

Planet

Basic informations 30 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 17 parameters

Planetary system 2 planets

Remarks No remark

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Planet Exomoon beta Pic 1

Planet

Basic informations 30 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 17 parameters

Planetary system 2 planets

Remarks No remark

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Related publications

A potential exomoon from the predicted planet obliquity of β Pictoris b

The orbit of Beta Pic b as a transiting planet

β Pictoris' inner disk in polarized light and new orbital parameters for β Pictoris b

A probable giant planet imaged in the beta Pictoris disk. VLT/NACO Deep L-band imaging.

A circumstellar disk around Beta Pictoris