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GQ Lupi b

GQ Lupi B

Proper NameNone
DesignationsGQ Lupi b (as a planet), GQ Lupi B (as a companion star)
ClassificationUncertain: a massive gas giant or low-mass star
Orbital Period1,196 years (uncertain)
Mean Distance from GQ Lupi15,408.5 million km
103 AU
Mass21.5 x Jupiter
Diameter3.0 x Jupiter
TemperatureNot known
Parent starGQ Lupi, orange dwarf in Lupus
Other planets in this systemNone
NotesThe status of this object is uncertain. If this is a planet, then it is a gas giant with an exceptional mass, more than twenty times that of Jupiter. Many sources prefer to classify it as a low-mass companion star of the red dwarf classification (designated GQ Lupi B), rather than an extremely high-mass planet.

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