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Kappa Andromedae b

Astronomical discovery
Kappa Andromedae b is a directly imaged substellar object and likely superjovian-mass planet orbiting Kappa Andromedae, a young B9IV star in the Andromeda constellation, about 170 light-years away. The companion's mass is roughly 13 times the mass... Wikipedia
Radius: 53,308 mi
Discovered: February 2013
Mass: 13+12; −2 MJ
Temperature: 1,700–2,000 K