Astronomy:YSES 2 b

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Short description: Exoplanet orbiting YSES 2
YSES 2 b
YSES2b-exoplanet-SPHERE-VLT-ESO-YSES-2020.jpg
Imaged at ESO/SPHERE/VLT by Bohn et al.
Discovery[1]
Discovery date2021
Imaging
Designations
TYC 8984-2245-1 b, 2MASS J11275535-6626046 b
Orbital characteristics[1]
114 AU
Orbital period1176.5 y[2]
Physical characteristics[1]
Mass6.3+1.6
−0.9
MJ

YSES 2 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star YSES 2 (TYC 8984-2245-1) in the constellation of Musca.[3] It was discovered through direct imaging by Bohn et al. in 2021. The planet is unusually far from its young host star.[3]

Its year is 1176.5 Earth years,[2] and its semi-major axis is 114 AU. Its mass is 6.3+1.6
−0.9
Jupiter masses, its radius is unknown, and its temperature is unknown.

YSES 2, the host star, is a young, Sun-like star. It is approximately 360 ly from Earth in Scorpius-Centaurus Association. Its age is 14 million years.[4]

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