Planet WD 0806-661B b

Name WD 0806-661B b
Discovered in 2011
M × sin i 8 ± 2 MJ
Semi-major axis 2500 AU
Orbital period
Eccentricity
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Tperi
Radius
Inclination
Update April 22, 2011
Detection method detected by imaging
Molecules detected

Remarks

20 Apr 2011: WD 0806-661B b is named GJ 3483 b by Rodriguez et al. 2011)
26 Feb 2011: Common proper motion with the star WD 0806-661 very probable (Luhman et al. 2011)

Star

Name WD 0806-661B
Distance 19.2 ± 0.6 pc
Spectral type DQ D
Apparent magnitude V
Mass 0.62 ± 0.03 MSun
Age 1.5 +0.3-0.3 Gyr
Effective temperature K
Radius RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H]
RA2000 08:06:54.0
Dec2000 -66:18:17
Planetary system 1 planet

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Related publications

Direct Imaging of Extra-solar Planets - Homogeneous Comparison of Detected Planets and Candidates
Jan. 18, 2012 NEUHÄUSER R. & SCHMIDT T.
arxiv

Confirmation of One of the Coldest Known Brown Dwarfs
Dec. 23, 2011 LUHMAN K., BURGASSER A., LABBE I., SAUMON D., MARLEY M. & 3 additional authors
ApJ., 744, 135
paper   arxiv

The Exoplanet Handbook
May 22, 2012 Michael Perryman
Content
Content and Chapter 5

The Ultra Cool Brown Dwarf Companion of WD 0806-661B: Age, Mass, and Formation Mechanism
Aug. 12, 2011 RODRIGUEZ D., ZUCKERMAN B., MELIS C. & SONG I.
ApJ. Letters, 732, L29
paper

Defining and cataloging exoplanets: The exoplanet.eu database
Aug. 1, 2011 SCHNEIDER J., DEDIEU C., LE SIDANER P., SAVALLE R. & ZOLOTUKHIN I.
Astron. & Astrophys., 532, A79
paper   arxiv

Discovery of a Candidate for the Coolest Known Brown Dwarf
June 20, 2011 LUHMAN K., BURGASSER A. & BOCHANSKI J.
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