BD-10°3166 b

BD -10 ° 3166 b is an extrasolar planet, the BD -10 ° 3166 encircled the yellow dwarf every 3.48777 days. Due to its high mass is assumed that it is a gas planet.

Discovery

As the majority of exoplanets was also discovered that using the radial velocity method. The planet was discovered by Steven S. Vogt and R. Paul Butler in 2000.

Circulation and mass

The planet orbits its star at a distance of about 0.0452 astronomical units and has a mass of about 145.6 Earth masses and 0.458 Jupiter masses. Its radius is estimated to 63,000 km.

Climate and composition

It is estimated that exists on the planet a temperature of 927 ° C. Presumably the planet mainly consists of an atmosphere of alkali metal vapors.