Star with a known planet

DP Leo

DP Leo has one confirmed planet.

Measured

Distance
about 997 light-years
Confirmed planets
1

How far, from the Sun

About 997 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light997 years
  • Voyager 1's speed17.7 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h10.8 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

How it was found

  • First planet found in 2009, by eclipse timing variations (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • DP Leo b — 13 times Earth's width (estimated from its mass, not measured), a giant, Jupiter-sized or more; its year lasts about 28 Earth years; about −250 °C, below freezing; found in 2009 by eclipse timing variations.

The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page

Where this comes from

  • NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
  • This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.