Beta Pictoris c

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:planet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beta_Pictoris
gptkbp:area approximately 1.5 times the radius of Jupiter
gptkbp:atmosphere not confirmed
not fully characterized
potentially contains water vapor
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 1200 K
gptkbp:controls Beta Pictoris system
gptkbp:country not fully understood
Beta Pictoris planetary system
gptkbp:depicted_in not visible to the naked eye
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Chile
direct imaging
an international team of astronomers
gptkbp:distance approximately 63 light years
gptkbp:eccentricity approximately 0.1
gptkbp:elevation not fully understood
not precisely known
gptkbp:growth_habit not confirmed
gptkbp:has_friend gptkb:Beta_Pictoris_b
gptkbp:has_luminosity part of a debris disk
gptkbp:has_spectral_type not yet classified
gptkbp:hosts Beta Pictoris A
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beta Pictoris c
gptkbp:invasive_potential not confirmed
gptkbp:lighting not available
gptkbp:location southern hemisphere
gptkbp:mass not precisely known
approximately 14 times the mass of Earth
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Beta_Pictoris
gptkbp:next_event planned for further study
gptkbp:orbital_inclination approximately 30 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period not applicable
not determined
approximately 8.5 years
gptkbp:research adaptive optics
high brightness of host star
obtained from the Very Large Telescope
gptkbp:research_focus important for understanding planetary formation.
gptkbp:research_interest high due to its proximity and characteristics
gptkbp:semi_major_axis approximately 1.4 AU
gptkbp:surface not measured
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:year gptkb:2019
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:2019