YSES 2 b
Imaged at ESO/SPHERE/VLT by Bohn et al. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2021 |
| Imaging | |
| Designations | |
| TYC 8984-2245-1 b, 2MASS J11275535-6626046 b | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 114 AU | |
| 1176.5 y | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 6.3+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. It was discovered through direct imaging by Bohn et al. in 2021. The planet is unusually far from its young host star.
Its year is 1176.5 Earth years, 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.