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Proper Name	None
Designations	Kappa Andromedae b, 19 Andromedae b, HD 222439 b
Classification	Uncertain; Gas Giant or low-mass Brown Dwarf
Orbital Period	Uncertain; at least 144 years, and possibly up to 2,000 years
Mean Distance from Kappa Andromedae	61.0 AU
Mass	Uncertain; probably between 13 and 22 x Jupiter
Diameter	c.1.2 x Jupiter
Temperature	c.1,700 K (1,430°C)
Parent star	Kappa Andromedae, blue subgiant in Andromeda
Other planets in this system	None
Notes	One of the few extrasolar planets to have been directly imaged, Kappa Andromedae b pursues a distant orbit around its blue parent star. Its nature is uncertain: it may be an unusually massive gas giant, or it may be a low-mass brown dwarf.

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