Exoplanet

4 UMa b

Orbiting 4 UMa

Overview

4 UMa b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 4 UMa, discovered in 2006 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

2511.48

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

270.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

73.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

2511.48

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Teng et al. 2023

Orbital Period

270.270+0.2400.090days

Semi-Major Axis

0.8770+0.00100.0000au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

2511.48+63.25120.14

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

7.9020+0.19900.3780

Eccentricity

0.4530+0.02100.0360

Epoch of Periastron

2455958.10+2.304.10days(JD)

Argument of Periastron

28.6+3.25.4deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

242.24+7.4514.31m/s

Distance from Earth

73.5 pc (~240 ly)

Spectral Type

K1 III

Temperature

4415 K

Mass (Solar)

1.23 M☉

Radius (Solar)

18.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

130.0528°, 64.3281°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2006

Data Sources

Source ID: 4 UMa b

System Context

4 UMa b orbits 4 UMa and was reported in 2006 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 2,511.48 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 270.27 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 73.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K1 III, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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