Planet beta Pic b

Name beta Pic b
Discovered in 2008
Mass 7.0 ( -3.0 +4.0 ) MJ
Semi-major axis 9.04 (± 0.5) AU
Orbital period 7890.0 (± 1000.0) day
Eccentricity 0.06 (± 0.06)
ω
Tperi
Radius 1.65 (± 0.06) RJ
Inclination 90.69 (± 0.68) deg;
Update July 18, 2014
Detection Method Imaging
Mass Detection Method
Radius Detection method
Molecules detectedH
Primary transit
Secondary transit
Anomaly angle
impact Parameter b
Time Vr=0
Velocity Semiamplitude K
Calculated temperature
Measured temperature
Hottest point longitute
Surface gravity log(g/gH)
Alternate Names

Graphical Ephemeris (Beta Version)

Remarks

01 May 2014: The planet has an equatorial rotation velocity of nearly 100 000 km/h (Snellen et al. 2014)
30 Nov 2011: The orbit derived from images is compatible with the putative 1981 transit event claimed by Lecavelier des Etangs et al. (1995). See Beust et al. 2011.
11 Jun. 2010: The planet image confirmed by Lagrange et al. 2010

Star

Name beta Pic
Distance 19.3 (± 0.2) pc
Spectral type A6V
Apparent magnitude V 3.86
Mass 1.8 MSun
Age 0.012 ( -0.004 +0.004 ) Gyr
Effective temperature
Radius
Metallicity [Fe/H]
Detected Disc
Magnetic Field
RA2000 05:47:17.0
Dec2000 -51:03:59
Alternate Names
Planetary system 1 planet

More data


Related publications

Two families of exocomets in the β Pictoris system
2014 KIEFER F., LECAVELIER DES ETANGS A., BOISSIER J., VIDAL-MADJAR A., BEUST H. et al.
Nature, 514, 462
paper  

The Gemini NICI Planet-Finding Campaign: The Orbit of the Young Exoplanet beta Pictoris b
2014 NIELSEN E., LIU M., WAHHAJ Z., BILLER B., HAYWARD Th. et al.
ApJ, 794, 158
paper  arxiv  

The shape, internal structure and gravity of the fast spinner β Pictoris b
2014 KONG D., LIAO X., ZHANG K. & SCHUBERT G.
MNRAS, 445, L26
paper  

The First H-band Spectrum of the Massive Gas Giant Planet beta Pictoris b with the Gemini Planet Imager
2014 CHILCOTE, J., BARMAN, T., FITZGERALD, M., GRAHAM, J., LARKIN, J. & 40 additional authors
ApJ, submitted
arxiv 

Physical and orbital properties of Beta Pictoris b
2014 BONNEFOY, M., MARLEAU, G.-D., GALICHER, R., BEUST, H., LAGRANGE, A.-M. & 11 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv 

Colour-magnitude diagrams of transiting Exoplanets - II. A larger sample from photometric distances
2014 TRIAUD A., LANOTTE A., SMALLEY B. & GILLON M.
MNRAS, accepted
arxiv  

Very deep images of the innermost regions of the beta Pictoris debris disc at Lp
2014 MILLI J., LAGRANGE A.-M., DE J., JOARDER P., RAHA S. & SYAM D.
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv  

Fast spin of the young extrasolar planet β Pictoris b
2014 SNELLEN I., BRANDL B., de KOK R., BIRKBY J. & SCHWARZ J.
Nature, 509, 63
arxiv  paper 

Magellan Adaptive Optics first-light observations of the exoplanet β Pic b. I. Direct imaging in the far-red optical with MagAO+VisAO and in the near-IR with NICI
2014 MALES J., CLOSE L., MORZINSKI K., WAHHAJ Z., LIU M. et al.
ApJ, 786, 32
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Molecular Gas Clumps from the Destruction of Icy Bodies in the β Pictoris Debris Disk
2014 DENT W., WYATT M., ROBERGE A., AUGEREAU J.-Ch., CASASSUS S. et al.
Science, 343, 1490
paper  arxiv  

The Gemini Planet Imager: First Light
2014 MACINTOSH B., GRAHAM J., INGRAHAM P., KONOPAKY Q., MAROIS Ch. et al.
PNAS, accepted
arxiv  

Feasibility of transit photometry of nearby debris discs
2014 ZEEGERS S., KENWORTHY M. & KALAS P.
MNRAS, 439, 488
paper   arxiv  

A radiative-convective equilibrium model for young giant exoplanets: Application to beta Pictoris b
2014 BAUDINO J.-L., BEZARD B., BOCCALETTI A., BONNEFOY M. & LAGRANGE A.-M.
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Observations, Modeling and Theory of Debris Disks
2014 MATHEWS B., KRIKOV A., WYATT M., BRYDEN G. & EIROA C.
in Protostars & Planets VI., accepted
arxiv  

A Combined VLT and Gemini Study of the Atmosphere of the Directly-Imaged Planet, beta Pictoris b
2013 CURRIE Th., BURROWSA., MADHUSUDHAN N., FUKAGAWA M., GIRARD J. & 8 additional authors
ApJ, 776, Issue 1, 15, 19 pp
paper   arxiv  

Herschel HIFI observations of ionised carbon in the β Pictoris debris disk
2013 CATALDI G., BRANDEKER A., OLOFSSON G., LARSSON B., LISEAU R. & 7 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., submitted
arxiv  

Searching for companions down to 2 AU from beta Pictoris using the L'-band AGPM coronagraph on VLT/NACO
2013 ABSIL O., MILLI J., MAWET D., LAGRANGE A.-M., GIRARD J. & 5 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., 559, L12
paper  arxiv  

Imaged sub-stellar companions: not as eccentric as they appear? The effect of an unseen inner mass on derived orbits
2013 PEARCE T., WYATT M. & KENNEDY G.
MNRAS, in press
paper  arxiv  

Direct Imaging of Extra-solar Planets - Homogeneous Comparison of Detected Planets and Candidates
2012 NEUHÄUSER R. & SCHMIDT T.
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On the unusual gas composition in the Beta Pictoris debris disk
2012 XIE J.-W., BRANDEKER A. & WU Y.
ApJ., 762, 114
paper   arxiv

Comet-like mineralogy of olivine crystals in an extrasolar proto-Kuiper belt
2012 de VRIES B., ACKE B., BLOMMAERT J.,, WAELKENS C., WATERS L. & 18 additional authors
Nature, 490, 74
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The Exozodiacal Dust Problem for Direct Observations of ExoEarths
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PASP, 124, 799
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The position of β Pictoris b relative to the Debris Disk
2012 LAGRANGE A.-M., BOCCALETTI A., MILLI J., CHAUVIN G., BONNEFOY M. & 5 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., 542, A40
paper   arxiv

Orbital characterization of the β Pictoris b giant planet
2012 CHAUVIN G., LAGRANGE A.-M., BEUST H., BONNEFOY M., BOCCALETTI A. &
Astron. & Astrophys., 542, A41
paper   arxiv

Constrains on planets around beta Pic with Harps radial velocity data
2012 LAGRANGE A.-M., DE BONDT K., MEUNIER N., STERZIK M., BEUST H. & GALLAND F.
Astron. & Astrophys., 542, A18
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The Exoplanet Handbook
2011 Michael Perryman
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2011 BEUST H., CHAUVIN G. & LAGRANGE A.-M.
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On the misalignment of the directly imaged planet β Pictoris b with the system's warped inner disk
2011 DAWSON R., MURRAY-CLAY R. & FABRYCKY D.
ApJ. Letters, 743, L17
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Estimation of the XUV radiation onto close planets and their evaporation
2011 SANZ-FORCADA J., MICELA G., RIBAS I., POLLOCK A., EIROA C. & 2 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., 532, A6
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Ro-vibrational CO Detected in the β Pictoris Circumstellar Disk
2011 TROUTMAN M., HINKLE K., NAJITA J., RETTIG T. & BRITTAIN S.
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Defining and cataloging exoplanets: The exoplanet.eu database
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Ro-vibrational CO Detected in the $\beta$~Pictoris Circumstellar Disk
2011 TROUTMAN M., HINKLE K., NAJITA J., RETTING T. & BRITTAIN S.
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A 5 Micron Image of beta Pictoris b at a Sub-Jupiter Projected Separation: Evidence for a Misalignment Between the Planet and the Inner, Warped Disk
2011 CURRIE Th., THALMANN Ch., MATSUMURA S., MADHUSUDHAN N., BURROWS A. & KUCHNER M.
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Estimates of the Planet Yield from Ground-Based High-Contrast Imaging Observations as a Function of Stellar Mass
2011 CREPP J. & JOHNSON J.
ApJ., 733, 126
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High angular resolution detection of Beta Pictoris b at 2.18 microns
2011 BONNEFOY M., LAGRANGE A.-M., BOCCALETTI A., CHAUVIN G., APAI D., ALLARD F., EHRENREICH D., GIRARD J., MOUILLET D., ROUAN D., GRADATOUR D. & KASPER M.
Astron. & Astrophys., 528, L15
paper

Exposing the Gas Braking Mechanism of the beta Pictoris Disk
2011 BRANDEKER A.
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Millimeter Imaging of the β Pictoris Debris Disk: Evidence for a Planetesimal Belt
2011 WILNER D., ANDREWS S. & HUGHES M.
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Coronal properties of planet-bearing stars
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Millimeter Imaging of the beta Pictoris Debris Disk: Evidence for a Planetesimal Belt
2010 WILNER D., ANDREWS S. & HUGHES A.
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First Results From VLT NACO Apodizing Phase Plate: 4-micron Images of the Exoplanet beta Pictoris b
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2009 SCHMIDT T., NEUHÄUSER R. & SEIFAHRT A.
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2009 BOCCALETTI A.
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Dust distribution in the β Pictoris circumstellar disks
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Is Beta Pic b the transiting planet of November 1981?
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VLT/NACO coronagraphic observations of fine structures in the disk of beta Pictoris
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Evolution of Debris Disks
2008 WYATT M.
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A probable geant planet imaged in the beta Pictoris disk. VLT/NACO Deep L-band imaging.
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A simple determination of some characteristics of the beta Pictoris system
2008 CELEBONOVIC V.
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Planets of beta Pictoris revisited
2007 FREISTETTER F., KRIKOV A. & LÖHNE T.
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The Dust and Gas Around beta Pictoris
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A novel L-band imaging search for giant planets in the Tucana and $\beta$ Pictoris moving groups
2007 KASPER M., APAID., JANSON M. & BRANDNER W.
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paper

Stabilization of the disk around beta Pictoris by extremely carbon-rich gas
2006 ROBERGE A., FELDMAN P., DELEUIL M. & BOURET J.-C.
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Mid-infrared images of bold beta Pictoris and the possible role of planetesimal collisions in the central disk.
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paper

Upper limit on the gas density in the Beta-Pictoris system: On the effect of gas drag on the dust dynamics.
2005 THEBAULT Ph. & AUGEREAU J.-F.
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The Spatial Structure of the beta Pictoris Gas Disk.
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On the Stability of a Planetary System Embedded in the Beta Pictoris Debris Disk.
2004 CROSSLEY J. & HAGHIGHIPOUR N.
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An early extrasolar planetary system revealed by planetesimal belts in bold beta Pictoris.
2004 OKAMOTO Y., KATAZA H., HONDA M., YAMASHITA T., ONAKA T., WATANABE J., MIYATA T., SAKO S., FUJIYOSHI T. & SAKON I.
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The 1.2 Millimeter Image of the beta Pictoris Disk.
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paper

Close stellar encounters with planetesimal discs: The dynamics of asymmetry in the Beta Pictoris system.
2001 LARWOOD J. & KALAS P.
MNRAS, 323, 402
paper   preprint