Exoplanet · gas giant
NGC 2682 YBP 401 b
NGC 2682 YBP 401 b is a gas giant orbiting the star NGC 2682 YBP 401. Its year lasts 4.09 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 by the Radial Velocity method.
| Host star | NGC 2682 YBP 401 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,710 light-years (830.8 pc) |
| Orbital period | 4.09 days |
| Eccentricity | 0.150 |
| Radius | 14.3 R⊕ · 1.28 R♃ |
| Mass (minimum) | 146 M⊕ · 0.46 M♃ |
| Density | 0.275 g/cm³ |
| Discovery method | Radial Velocity |
| Discovery year | 2016 |
| Discovered by | La Silla Observatory |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.70. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 685 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 48 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.