Planet KH 15D b

Detailed information about planet KH 15D b and its parameters.

Planet parameters Publications Observability Predictor

Planet

Name

KH 15D b

Planet Status

Candidate

Discovered in

2013

Mass

10.0 M_J 1 publication

Multi-wavelength Photometry of the T Tauri Binary V582 Mon (KH 15D): a New Epoch of Occultations

Mass*sin(i)

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Semi-Major Axis

7.5 AU 1 publication

Multi-wavelength Photometry of the T Tauri Binary V582 Mon (KH 15D): a New Epoch of Occultations

Orbital Period

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Eccentricity

—

ω

—

T_peri

—

Radius

—

Inclination

—

Update

2021-10-05

Detection Method

Other

Mass Detection Method

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Radius Detection Method

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Primary transit

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Secondary transit

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λ

—

Impact Parameter b

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Time V_r=0

—

Velocity Semiamplitude K

—

Calculated temperature

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Measured temperature

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Hottest point longitude

—

Geometric albedo

—

Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

—

Alternate Names

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Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

The potential object KH 15D b is inferred from the excess light compared to theoretical models of the central (binary) star surrounded by a disk (Windemiuth & Herbst 2013)

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Star

Name

KH 15D

Distance

760.0 pc 1 publication

Multi-wavelength Photometry of the T Tauri Binary V582 Mon (KH 15D): a New Epoch of Occultations

Spectral type

Apparent magnitude V

14.0

Mass

—

Age

0.003 Gyr 1 publication

Multi-wavelength Photometry of the T Tauri Binary V582 Mon (KH 15D): a New Epoch of Occultations

Effective temperature

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Radius

—

Metallicity [Fe/H]

—

Detected Disc

—

Magnetic Field

—

RA₂₀₀₀

06:41:10.0

Dec₂₀₀₀

+09:28:33.0

Alternate Names

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Alias V582 Mon

KH 15D is a close, eccentric (a = 0.13 AU, e = 0.6, P = 48.37 d) low-mass pre-main sequence binary system undergoing regular occultations on the orbital period by a circumbinary (CB) ring.

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