BD+15 2940 b
Orbiting BD+15 2940
BD+15 2940 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star BD+15 2940, discovered in 2013 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
352.78
Earth masses
Orbital Period
137.5
days
Distance
426.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
352.78
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Nowak et al. 2013
Orbital Period
137.480+0.340−0.340days
Semi-Major Axis
0.5390au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
352.78
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
1.1100
Eccentricity
0.2600+0.1000−0.1000
Epoch of Periastron
2453464.00+16.00−16.00days
Argument of Periastron
302.0+33.0−33.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
42.70+4.40−4.40m/s
Distance from Earth
426.4 pc (~1391 ly)
Spectral Type
K0
Temperature
4796 K
Mass (Solar)
1.10 M☉
Radius (Solar)
14.70 R☉
Luminosity
2.01 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
240.0956°, 15.5468°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: BD+15 2940 b
BD+15 2940 b orbits BD+15 2940 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 352.78 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 137.48 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 426.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K0, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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