Gas giant · Luhman 16 A
Luhman 16 b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2017
Scientific overview
Luhman 16 b is a gas giant orbiting Luhman 16 A, completing an orbit every 9697 days. It was discovered in 2017 using the direct imaging.
Host star
Host star
Luhman 16 A
Mass
0.034 M☉
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Direct Imaging
Discovery year
2017
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsLuhman 16 A
- Discovered by methodDirect Imaging
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive