Planet AE Fornacis (AB) b

Detailed information about planet AE Fornacis (AB) b and its parameters.

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Planet

Name
AE Fornacis (AB) b
Planet Status
Candidate
Discovered in
2012
Update
2018-12-21
Mass
47.0 MJ
Mass*sin(i)
47.0 MJ
Semi-Major Axis
3.78 AU
Orbital Period
2524.6 ( ± 149.6 ) day
Eccentricity
0.601 ( ± 0.414 )
ω
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Tperi
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Radius
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Inclination
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Detection Method
Other
Mass Meas. Method
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Radius Meas. Method
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Primary transit
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Secondary transit
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λ
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Impact Parameter b
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Time Vr=0
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Velocity Semiamplitude K
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Calculated temperature
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Measured temperature
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Hottest point longitude
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Geometric albedo
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Surface gravity log(g/gH)
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Alternate Names
AE For (AB) b, AE For b, HIP 14568 b, 2MASS J03080663-2445347 b
Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
Molecule Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference

There is probably a third body orbiting the Algol-type binary through periodic modulations of the orbital period of the binary system.

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Star

Name
AE Fornacis (AB)
Distance
32.2262 ( ± 0.0321 ) pc
Spectral type
K7V+K7V
Apparent magnitude V
10.2
Mass
0.5 ( ± 0.05 ) MSun
Age
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Effective temperature
4100.0 ( ± 200.0 ) K
Radius
0.6 ( ± 0.2 ) RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H]
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Detected Disc
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Magnetic Field
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RA2000
03:08:06.7
Dec2000
-24:45:34.7
Alternate Names
AE For, AE For (AB), HIP 14568, 2MASS J03080663-2445347

The two stars of the binary are ~0.5 Msun and 0.6 Rsun. It is an Algol-type system.

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