Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 12.10 Earth radii
- A mass of 5,965.64 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 40.75 g
- An orbital period of 5,138.000 days
- Semi-major axis 6.1500 AU
- Distance from Earth 173.23 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.299
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 3,054,875 years
HD 62364 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Gas Giant
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#1454of 1771
top 82.0%
This planet
12.10R⊕
Gas Giant median
13.52R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | HD 62364 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 12.10 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 5,965.64 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 18.50 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 40.75 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 0.07 | 0.037 |
Alternative Mass Estimates
| Method | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Best measured mass | 5,965.639 M⊕ | Direct mass measurement (not derived). |
| Minimum mass (M sin i) | 4,036.421 M⊕ | Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting. |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
HD
HD 62364
HIP
HIP 36941
TIC
TIC 271972463
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 5214209564293214208
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 5214209564293214208
System
HD 62364
Percentile among Gas Giant cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts about 14.07 Earth years on a highly eccentric trajectory at a mean orbital distance of 6.1500 AU.
Eq. Temperature
—
Insolation (S⊕)
0.07
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.299
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Detection Signatures
Radial velocity
Stellar wobble has been measured spectroscopically.
Astrometry
Positional wobble of the host star was measured.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Feng et al. 2022Instrument
Multiple Instruments
Publication
2022-09
Observation locale
Ground
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2022 at Multiple Observatories (12 shown).
Host System: HD 62364
Spectral Class
F-type yellow-white
Effective Temperature
6,255 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.90 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.401 R☉
Stellar Mass
1.157 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.11
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.140 dex
Stellar density
0.560 g/cm³
Rotational v·sin i
3.80 km/s
Rotation period
14.00 days
Activity index (log R'HK)
-5.020
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
18.799 mas
Total Proper Motion
123.683 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-123.36 mas/yr
PM Declination
-8.97 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = -0.101 · y = 0.228 · z = -0.968
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 113.90527° · Dec -75.54427°
Galactic ℓ, b
287.434° · -23.515°
Ecliptic λ, β
240.079° · -78.298°
HTM-20 index
-1505268321
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