Gas giant · 1RXS J160929.1-210524

1RXS J160929.1-210524 b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2008

Scientific overview

1RXS J160929.1-210524 b is a gas giant orbiting 1RXS J160929.1-210524, about 454 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2008 using the direct imaging.

Host star

1RXS J160929.1-210524

Spectral type

K7 V

Temperature

4,060 K

Mass

0.85 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Direct Imaging

Discovery year

2008

Discovered at

Gemini Observatory

Knowledge connections

Orbits1RXS J160929.1-210524
Discovered by methodDirect Imaging
Discovered atGemini Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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