HD 11506

Planetary system · 167.2 light-years away · also HD 11506, HIP 8770

HD 11506 is 167 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this G0 V star; the first was found in 2007 by radial velocity (W. M. Keck Observatory).

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Worth knowing

HD 11506 d takes 72.6 years to go round its star once.

The star

Spectral typeG0 V
Surface temperature6,123 K
Mass1.22 solar masses
Radius1.24 solar radii
Luminosity2.172 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude7.51
Ageabout 2.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun167.2 light-years (51.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 28.2107°, Dec -19.5074°
ConstellationCetus

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 11506 c223.9 days0.771 AU14 R⊕ estimated127.13 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2008
HD 11506 b4.4 years2.885 AU12.9 R⊕ estimated1551 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2007
HD 11506 d72.6 years18.200 AU12.3 R⊕ estimated4068.2 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2022

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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