Log on
Main page Graphics Photography Music & Audio Audio Plugins Video Tools Web Design Documents Space Astro Amiga Funny Surreal Gallery Links & Contact

Info for exoplanet "Kotezu Yu"


Scientific (actual) data
PlanetPi Men d
Planet statusConfirmed
Mass sini0.0421
Orbital period124.64
Orbit eccentricity0.22
Discovered2022
Updated2022-03-03
Omega323
K1.68
PublicationPublished in a refereed paper
Detection typeRadial Velocity
Mass detection typeRadial Velocity
Star namePi Men
Right ascension84.29°
Declination-80.47°
Mag v5.67
Star distance18.37
Star metallicity0.08
Star mass1.094
Star radius1.1
Star sp typeG0V
Star age2.98
Star temperature6037
Star alternate namesHD 39091
Wikipedia articlepi Men d

Back
  
Fictional info (?)
Suggested nameKotezu Yu
Planet typeCold planet
This cold planet is named after the deity Kotezu Yu, the demon of love and beauty.

Having almost no atmosphere to retain heat, it has surface temperatures that vary diurnally more than on any other planet in its solar system, ranging from 75°K (-198°C) at night to 1085°K (812°C) during the day across the equatorial regions.

Two spacecraft have visited Kotezu Yu: Daedalus 3 flew by 27 years ago; and Messenger, launched 16 years ago, orbited Kotezu Yu over 75 times in four years before exhausting its plasma drive and crashing into the planet's surface 5 years later.

Kotezu Yu's dense atmosphere make observation of its surface challenging in visible light, and the first detailed maps did not emerge until the arrival of the Magellan orbiter 22 years ago.
AtmosphereHydrogen chloride99%
Atmospheric pressure0.4 bar
artist's rendition
No known satellites
Google search for Kotezu yu


Website by Joachim Michaelis