Gas giant · HD 62509

HD 62509 b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2006

Scientific overview

HD 62509 b is a gas giant orbiting HD 62509, completing an orbit every 590 days, about 34 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2006 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

HD 62509

Spectral type

K0IIIvar

Temperature

4,893 K

Mass

2 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2006

Knowledge connections

OrbitsHD 62509
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

Quick facts

Class: Gas giant
Host star: HD 62509
Discovery method: Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year: 2006
Orbital period: 589.64 d
Semi-major axis: 1.64 AU
Eccentricity: 0.02
Radius: 13.3 R⊕
Mass: 731 M⊕
Density: 1.71 g/cm³ · derived
Equilibrium temp.: 550 K
Insolation: 15.22 S⊕
Distance: 34 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 density1.71 g/cm³derived
Formula & inputs
Formula: ρ = M / (4⁄3·π·r³) (v1.0.0, impl v1.0.0)
Inputs:
- massEarth = 731 M⊕ · NASA
- radiusEarth = 13.3 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.