Epsilon Pictoris b

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:planet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Epsilon_Pictoris
gptkbp:age approximately 20 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude approximately 6.5
gptkbp:atmosphere hydrogen and helium
potentially contains water vapor
not well characterized
not measured
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 1200 K
gptkbp:contains A-type star
gptkbp:country likely formed from protoplanetary disk
Epsilon Pictoris system
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:physicist
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
astrometry
direct imaging
gptkbp:distance approximately 19.2 light years
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.1
gptkbp:elevation elliptical
not fully understood
not specified
3.5 AU from host star
gptkbp:field not detected
gptkbp:growth_habit not habitable
gptkbp:has_friend Epsilon Pictoris A
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 10 times that of the Sun
approximately 8000 K
gptkbp:has_spectral_type not determined
gptkbp:hosts gptkb:Epsilon_Pictoris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epsilon Pictoris b
gptkbp:lighting not extensively studied
gptkbp:location Pictor constellation
gptkbp:mass not determined
approximately 1.5 times that of Jupiter
approximately 1.5 solar masses
1.5 MJ
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Epsilon_Pictoris
not circular
gptkbp:next_event planned for further study
gptkbp:orbital_inclination approximately 30 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 5.5 years
not in resonance
not well defined
approximately 2000 days
gptkbp:research high-contrast imaging
high brightness of host star
collected by ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:semi_major_axis approximately 3.5 AU
gptkbp:significance helps understand planetary formation.
gptkbp:surface approximately 20 m/s²
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:2015
2015-06-25