Discovery | |
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Discovery date | 1993 (dubious) May 15, 2015 (confirmed) 2019 (dubious, again) |
Radial velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Apastron | 1.606 +0.2105 −0.2375 AU |
Periastron | 1.314 +0.3295 −0.3025 AU |
1.46 ± 0.27 AU (218,000,000 ± 40,000,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.1 ± 0.05 |
628.96 ± 0.9 d | |
1999/04/28 ± 50 | |
287 ± 29 | |
Star | Aldebaran |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | >5.8±0.7[1] MJ |
Temperature | 1,500 K (1,230 °C; 2,240 °F) |
Aldebaran b is a candidate exoplanet orbiting the orange giant star Aldebaran, 65 light-years away. It was initially detected in 1993, but was considered doubtful until 2015, when researchers came to a conclusion that there is likely an exoplanet orbiting Aldebaran, consistent with the original calculations, but also compatible with stellar activity.[2] However, in 2019, new data placed doubts on its existence again.[3]
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