Planet Luhman 16 B

Detailed information about planet Luhman 16 B and its parameters.

Planet parameters Publications Observability Predictor

Planet

Name

Luhman 16 B

Planet Status

Confirmed

Discovered in

2013

Mass

29.1 M_J 1 publication

HST astrometry of the closest Brown Dwarfs -- II. Improved parameters and constraints on a third body

Mass*sin(i)

—

Semi-Major Axis

3.67 AU 2 publications

HST astrometry of the closest Brown Dwarfs -- II. Improved parameters and constraints on a third body
Nonequilibrium Hanbury-Brown-Twiss experiment: Theory and application to binary stars

Orbital Period

10600.0 day 1 publication

HST astrometry of the closest Brown Dwarfs -- II. Improved parameters and constraints on a third body

Eccentricity

0.42 ( _-0.09 ^+0.05 ) 1 publication

HST astrometry of the closest Brown Dwarfs -- II. Improved parameters and constraints on a third body

ω

140.3 deg 1 publication

HST astrometry of the closest Brown Dwarfs -- II. Improved parameters and constraints on a third body

T_peri

—

Radius

0.84 R_J 1 publication

Nonequilibrium Hanbury-Brown-Twiss experiment: Theory and application to binary stars

Inclination

80.15 deg 1 publication

HST astrometry of the closest Brown Dwarfs -- II. Improved parameters and constraints on a third body

Update

2024-03-15

Detection Method

Imaging

Mass Detection Method

Astrometry

Radius Detection Method

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Primary transit

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Secondary transit

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λ

—

Impact Parameter b

—

Time V_r=0

—

Velocity Semiamplitude K

—

Calculated temperature

—

Measured temperature

1350.0 K 1 publication

Nonequilibrium Hanbury-Brown-Twiss experiment: Theory and application to binary stars

Hottest point longitude

—

Geometric albedo

—

Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

—

Alternate Names

LUH 16 B, WISE J104915.57-531906.1 B

Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Lazorenko et al. (2018) : Luhman 16 AB is a binary of brown dwarfs; separation : 3.557 -0.023/+0.026 UA, period = 27.54 -0.43/+0.39 y, temperature = 1210 K

No link

System without star

Distance

1.998 pc

RA₂₀₀₀

10:49:18.9

Dec₂₀₀₀

-53:19:10.1

Planet Luhman 16 B

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

System without star

System informations 3 parameters

Planet Luhman 16 B

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

System without star

System informations 3 parameters

Related publications

Latitude-dependent Atmospheric Waves and Long-period Modulations in Luhman 16 B from the Longest Lightcurve of an Extrasolar World

HST astrometry of the closest Brown Dwarfs -- II. Improved parameters and constraints on a third body

Nonequilibrium Hanbury-Brown-Twiss experiment: Theory and application to binary stars

The Oceanus Moving Group: A New 500 Myr Old Host for the Nearest Brown Dwarf

A Unified Spectroscopic and Photometric Model to Infer Surface Inhomogeneity: Application to Luhman 16B

TESS Observations of the Luhman 16AB Brown Dwarf System: Rotational Periods, Lightcurve Evolution, and Zonal Circulation

Modeling Polarization Signals from Cloudy Brown Dwarfs: Luhman 16 A and B in Three Dimensions

Detection of Polarization due to Cloud Bands in the Nearby Luhman 16 Brown Dwarf Binary

Hunting Exoplanets with Single-Mode Optical Interferometry

Updated astrometry and masses of the LUH 16 brown dwarf binary

Discovery of a binary brown dwarf at 2 pc from the Sun