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Gas giant · kap And

kap And b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2012

Scientific overview

kap And b is a gas giant orbiting kap And, about 163 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2012 using the direct imaging.

Host star

Host star
kap And
Spectral type
B9 IVn
Temperature
11,327 K
Mass
2.768 M☉

Discovery and detection

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