---
title: "PSR J2322-2650 b"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j2322-2650-b"
release: "DR1"
licence: "No licence stated; acknowledgement requested"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. PSR J2322-2650 b [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j2322-2650-b"
---

# PSR J2322-2650 b

PSR J2322-2650 b is a gas giant in the constellation [Sculptor](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/sculptor), 750.2 ly from Earth. It orbits PSR J2322-2650 at a mean distance of 0.0102 AU. It has a mass of 0.79 M♃ and a radius of 1.24 R♃ · 88 656 km. It was discovered in 2017.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Gas giant
- **HOW FAR:** 750.2 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BIG:** 1.24 R♃ · 88 656 km — Its radius: half the width across.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Sculptor](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/sculptor) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.
- **ONE ORBIT TAKES:** 7.8 h — One trip round PSR J2322-2650.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Gas giant |
| MASS | 0.79 M♃ |
| RADIUS | 1.24 R♃ · 88 656 km |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 750.2 ly +294 / −163 — by NASA Exoplanet Archive sy\_dist (Spiewak+ 2018, 2018MNRAS.475..469S) |
| ORBITS | PSR J2322-2650 |
| SEMI-MAJOR AXIS | 0.0102 AU |
| CONSTELLATION | Sculptor |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 23h 22m 34.6s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −26° 50′ 58.3″ |
| DISCOVERED | 2017 |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Host star mass | 1.4 M☉ |

### THE ORBIT

The shape of the path, where the object sits on it, and the instant those figures were true of. An orbit is a fit to observations and drifts away from the real one either side of its epoch.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Host star | PSR J2322-2650 |
| Orbital period | 0.322964 days |
| Eccentricity, upper limit | 0.0017 |
| Stars in system | 1 |
| Planets in system | 1 |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovery method | Pulsar Timing |
| Discovered at | Parkes Observatory |

## Also known as

- Exoplanet: PSR J2322-2650 b
- Host star: PSR J2322-2650

## Source

[NASA Exoplanet Archive (Planetary Systems Composite Parameters)](https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/TblView/nph-tblView?app=ExoTbls&config=PSCompPars) — No licence stated; acknowledgement requested

The producer asks: This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the Exoplanet Exploration Program. Cite Christiansen et al. (2025), Planetary Science Journal (doi:10.3847/PSJ/ade3c2), and the literature reference given with each value.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-exoplanet-archive

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. PSR J2322-2650 b \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j2322-2650-b

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_psr-j2322-2650-b,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{PSR J2322-2650 b}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j2322-2650-b},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from NASA Exoplanet Archive (Planetary Systems Composite Parameters).}
}
```

NASA Exoplanet Archive (Planetary Systems Composite Parameters) — No licence stated; acknowledgement requested

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the Exoplanet Exploration Program. Cite Christiansen et al. (2025), Planetary Science Journal (doi:10.3847/PSJ/ade3c2), and the literature reference given with each value.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/psr-j2322-2650-b