HD 87883

Planetary system · 59.7 light-years away · also HD 87883, HIP 49699

HD 87883 is 59.7 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K0 star; the first was found in 2009 by radial velocity (Lick Observatory).

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Worth knowing

HD 87883 b takes 8.2 years to go round its star once.

The star

Spectral typeK0
Surface temperature4,980 K
Mass0.8 solar masses
Radius0.798557 solar radii
Luminosity0.338 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude7.56
Ageabout 7.6 billion years
Distance from the Sun59.7 light-years (18.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 152.1794°, Dec 34.2420°
ConstellationLeo Minor

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 87883 b8.2 years3.770 AU12.7 R⊕ estimated2005.5 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2009

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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