BD+60 1417 b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
BD+60 1417 b is a confirmed gas giant exoplanet orbiting the star BD+60 1417, located approximately 146.6 light-years (44.95 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2021 by Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Satellite Mission using the Imaging detection technique (resolved directly via high-contrast coronagraphic or interferometric imaging), this world measures 14.684 Earth radii (1.31 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 4767.426 Earth masses (15 Jupiter masses). Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 8.3 g/cm³ (an iron-enriched, high-compression rocky core), a surface gravity of 22.11 g⊕ (216.83 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 201.6 km/s.
⚠️ Thermal Regime (Irradiated / Hot Zone): At an equilibrium temperature of 1303 K (+1030°C / +1886°F), BD+60 1417 b orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.
The host star BD+60 1417 is classified as an orange K-type star of spectral type K0 with an effective photospheric temperature of 4,993 K, a radius of 0.797 R☉, a mass of 1 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 0.354 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 0.1 Gyr. From Earth, BD+60 1417 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 9.374 (accessible to binoculars and small amateur telescopes) in the Northern celestial hemisphere.
Methodology: Computed using the Schulze-Makuch et al. (2011) weighted metric comparing physical interior (radius, estimated density) and surface thermal regime (escape velocity, equilibrium temperature).
Discovery Facility: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Satellite Mission · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).
☀️ Host Star Telemetry
| Host Star Name | BD+60 1417 |
| Spectral Type | K0 |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 4,993 K |
| Stellar Radius | 0.7970 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 1.0000 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 0.354 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | — |
| Stellar Age | 0.100 Gyr |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 9.374 · G: 9.174 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 1662.000000 AU |
| Orbital Period | — |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | Circular (0.00) |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | — |
| Mean Bulk Density | 8.3 g/cm³ (201.6 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | 0.0000 S⊕ |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 146.600 LY (44.954 pc) |