Discovery [1] | |
---|---|
Discovery date | 2021 |
Imaging | |
Designations | |
TYC 8984-2245-1 b, 2MASS J11275535-6626046 b | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
114 AU | |
1176.5 y [2] | |
Physical characteristics [1] | |
Mass | 6.3+1.6 −0.9 MJ |
YSES 2 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star YSES 2 (TYC 8984-2245-1) in the constellation of Musca. [3] It was discovered through direct imaging by Bohn et al. in 2021. The planet is unusually far from its young host star. [3]
Its year is 1176.5
Earth years,
[2] and its semi-major axis is 114 AU. Its mass is 6.3+1.6
−0.9
Jupiter masses, its radius is unknown, and its temperature is unknown.
YSES 2, the host star, is a young, Sun-like star. It is approximately 360 ly from Earth in Scorpius-Centaurus Association. Its age is 14 million years. [4]