BD+48 738 b
Orbiting BD+48 738
BD+48 738 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star BD+48 738, discovered in 2011 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
289.23
Earth masses
Orbital Period
392.6
days
Distance
871.5
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
289.23
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Gettel et al. 2012
Orbital Period
392.600+5.500−5.500days
Semi-Major Axis
1.0000au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
289.23
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.9100
Eccentricity
0.2000+0.1000−0.1000
Epoch of Periastron
2454457.70+28.50−28.50days
Argument of Periastron
358.9+31.1−31.1deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
31.90+2.60−2.60m/s
Distance from Earth
871.5 pc (~2842 ly)
Spectral Type
K0 III
Temperature
4414 K
Mass (Solar)
0.74 M☉
Radius (Solar)
11.00 R☉
Luminosity
1.69 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
40.7103°, 49.5869°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: BD+48 738 b
BD+48 738 b orbits BD+48 738 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 289.23 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 392.6 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 871.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K0 III, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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