page_title: Kappa Andromedae b
hierarchical_section_title: Kappa Andromedae b
caption_attribution_description: English: Image showing the directly imaged extrasolar planet, Kap And b, a Super-Jupiter with an estimated model-dependant mass of 12.8 Jupiter masses.
context_page_description: Kappa Andromedae b is a substellar object and massive planet or brown dwarf orbiting Kappa Andromedae, a star in the Andromeda constellation, about 170 light years away. The object, nearly 13 times the mass of Jupiter, was directly photographed by the Subaru Telescope. There has been considerable debate as to whether Kappa Andromedae b is an exoplanet or a brown dwarf; and, until the question can be clarified, scientists have dubbed it the "Super-Jupiter" object.
context_section_description: Kappa Andromedae b is a substellar object and massive planet or brown dwarf orbiting Kappa Andromedae, a star in the Andromeda constellation, about 170 light years away. The object, nearly 13 times the mass of Jupiter, was directly photographed by the Subaru Telescope. There has been considerable debate as to whether Kappa Andromedae b is an exoplanet or a brown dwarf; and, until the question can be clarified, scientists have dubbed it the "Super-Jupiter" object.
caption: Kappa Andromedae b is visible as the white blob in the upper left.
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