Exoplanet

47 UMa b

Orbiting 47 UMa

Overview

47 UMa b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 47 UMa, discovered in 1996 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

804.08

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1078.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

13.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

804.08

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Gregory & Fischer 2010

Orbital Period

1078.000+2.0002.000days

Semi-Major Axis

2.1000+0.02000.0200au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

804.08+22.2519.07

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

2.5300+0.07000.0600

Eccentricity

0.0320+0.01400.0140

Epoch of Periastron

2451917.00+63.0076.00days

Argument of Periastron

334.0+23.023.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

48.40+0.800.90m/s

Distance from Earth

13.8 pc (~45 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5872 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.21 R☉

Luminosity

0.20 log L☉

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

164.8648°, 40.4305°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

1996

Data Sources

Source ID: 47 UMa b

System Context

47 UMa b orbits 47 UMa and was reported in 1996 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 804.08 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 1,078 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 13.8 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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