HD 100546 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting HD 100546.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 77 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 2,702 times Earth's mass.
Planet
- Radius
- 77.34 × Earth
- Mass
- 2,702 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- Unknown
- Average distance from its star
- 53 AU
Star
- Host star
- HD 100546
- Spectral class
- B — blue-white
- Surface temperature
- 10,500 K
- Radius
- Unknown
- Mass
- 2.4 × Sun
- Age
- 0.0055 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 357.7 light-years (109.7 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2014
- Method
- Imaging
- Facility
- Paranal Observatory
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.