CONFIRMED EXOPLANET
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Gas Giant
AB Pic b
Orbits Host Star: AB Pic
(Type K2 V)
· Distance: 163.200 Light-Years (50.048 pc)
Planetary Radius
12.300 R⊕
Planetary Mass
4290.500 M⊕
Surface Gravity
28.36 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
16K (-257°C / -431°F)
Orbital Period
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Discovery Year
2005 (Imaging)
Habitability Assessment
❄️ Cryogenic Regime: At 16 K (-257°C / -431°F), surface volatiles would be frozen in a permanent snowball state without substantial internal geothermal or tidal heating.
Discovery Facility: Paranal Observatory.
NASA EXOPLANET ARCHIVE COMPOSITE PARAMETERS