Gas giant · HD 18742

HD 18742 b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2011

Scientific overview

HD 18742 b is a gas giant orbiting HD 18742, completing an orbit every 766 days, about 531 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2011 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Ayeyarwady

Spectral type

G8/K0 IV

Temperature

4,940 K

Mass

1.36 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2011

Discovered at

W. M. Keck Observatory

Knowledge connections

OrbitsAyeyarwady
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Discovered atW. M. Keck Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

Quick facts

Class: Gas giant
Host star: Ayeyarwady
Discovery method: Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year: 2011
Orbital period: 766 d
Semi-major axis: 1.82 AU
Eccentricity: 0.04
Radius: 13.1 R⊕
Mass: 1080.62 M⊕
Density: 2.65 g/cm³ · derived
Equilibrium temp.: 400 K
Insolation: 4.2 S⊕
Distance: 531 ly

Density is derived from the archive mass and radius via ρ = M / (4⁄3·π·r³); all other values are catalogued measurements.

Derived values

Computed from source-backed inputs via standard formulae — not observations. Every input and constant is traced below.

Bulk density2.65 g/cm³derived
Formula & inputs
Formula: ρ = M / (4⁄3·π·r³) (v1.0.0, impl v1.0.0)
Inputs:
- massEarth = 1080.62 M⊕ · NASA
- radiusEarth = 13.1 R⊕ · NASA
Assumptions: M⊕ = 5.972e+24 kg, R⊕ = 6371000 m (IAU 2015 B3 nominal); Assumes a uniform sphere.
Limitations: Withheld above 30 g/cm³ (inconsistent mass/radius inputs).; Archive mass/radius carry no propagated uncertainty here.
Uncertainty: not propagated (inputs carry no catalogued uncertainty)
Computed as of 2026-06-29.

Quality & authority

Partial

Unreviewed

Description: Complete
Source coverage: Partial
Relationship coverage: Complete
Review coverage: None
Citation coverage: None
Image coverage: Not applicable

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive. See source quality.