Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2011

CFBDSIR J145829+101343 b

A gas giant orbiting the l-type ultra-cool dwarf CFBDSIR J145829+101343, located approximately 75.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 12.40 Earth radii
  • A mass of 3,337.10 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 21.70 g
  • An orbital period of 10,037.500 days
  • Semi-major axis 2.6000 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 370 K (97 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 75.34 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.398
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 1,328,657 years

CFBDSIR J145829+101343 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
12.40 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
1.110 R♃
Mass
3,337.10 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
10.500 M♃
Density
9.62 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
21.70 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Gas Giant

ESI Score 0.398
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2011
Method Imaging
Facility W. M. Keck Observatory
Telescope 10 m Keck II Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1298of 1771

top 73.2%

This planet

12.40R⊕

Gas Giant median

13.52R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth CFBDSIR J145829+101343 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.0012.4011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.003,337.10317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.519.621.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.0021.702.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 3,337.100 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Percentile among Gas Giant cohort

Radius 12.400 R⊕ · percentile 25 / cohort 1771
Mass 3,337.100 M⊕ · percentile 88 / cohort 1747
Orbital period 10,037.50 d · percentile 95 / cohort 1533
Distance 23.10 pc · percentile 5 / cohort 1759
ESI 0.398 · percentile 85 / cohort 1771

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
10,037.500 days
Semi-major axis
2.6000 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts about 27.48 Earth years at a mean orbital distance of 2.6000 AU.

Eq. Temperature

370K

(97 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.398

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Insufficient insolation data — liquid water is physically possible with adequate atmospheric pressure.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Liu et al. 2011

Instrument

NIRC2 Camera

Publication

2011-10

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: CFBDSIR J145829+101343

Spectral Class

L-type ultra-cool dwarf

Effective Temperature

581 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

Stellar Mass

0.021 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Distance
23.10 parsec
Light-years 75.34 ly
V-band magnitude
mag
Voyager-speed travel 1,328,657 yr

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