Gas giant · VHS J125601.92-125723.9

VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2015

Scientific overview

VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b is a gas giant orbiting VHS J125601.92-125723.9, completing an orbit every 5800000 days, about 41 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2015 using the direct imaging.

Host star

VHS J125601.92-125723.9

Spectral type

M7.5

Temperature

2,620 K

Mass

0.07 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Direct Imaging

Discovery year

2015

Discovered at

Very Large Telescope (VLT)

Knowledge connections

Quick facts

Class: Gas giant
Host star: VHS J125601.92-125723.9
Discovery method: Direct Imaging
Discovery year: 2015
Orbital period: 5800000 d
Semi-major axis: 350 AU
Eccentricity: 0.68
Radius: 13.67 R⊕
Mass: 5085.25 M⊕
Density: 10.98 g/cm³ · derived
Equilibrium temp.: 1194 K
Distance: 41 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 density10.98 g/cm³derived
Formula & inputs
Formula: ρ = M / (4⁄3·π·r³) (v1.0.0, impl v1.0.0)
Inputs:
- massEarth = 5085.25 M⊕ · NASA
- radiusEarth = 13.67 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.