AF Lep b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

AF Lep b is a gas giant orbiting AF Lep, completing an orbit every 8905 days, about 88 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2023 using the direct imaging.

Host star

AF Lep

Spectral type

F8

Temperature

6,140 K

Mass

1.218 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Direct Imaging

Discovery year

2023

Discovered at

Very Large Telescope (VLT)

Knowledge connections

OrbitsAF Lep
Discovered by methodDirect Imaging
Discovered atVery Large Telescope (VLT)
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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