HD 48948 b
Orbiting HD 48948
HD 48948 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 48948, discovered in 2024 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
4.88
Earth masses
Orbital Period
7.3
days
Distance
16.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
957
K
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
4.88
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
957 K
Parameter source: Dalal et al. 2024
Orbital Period
7.340+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0652+0.0005−0.0005au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
4.88+0.21−0.21
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0154+0.0007−0.0007
Eccentricity
0.0550+0.0430−0.0430
Epoch of Periastron
2456567.03+1.72−1.72days(BJD)
Argument of Periastron
39.0+48.0−44.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
2.28+0.15−0.15m/s
Distance from Earth
16.9 pc (~55 ly)
Spectral Type
K3 V
Temperature
4593 K
Mass (Solar)
0.69 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.68 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
102.4898°, 60.3373°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2024
Source ID: HD 48948 b
HD 48948 b orbits HD 48948 and was reported in 2024 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 4.88 Earth masses (M sin i), an orbital period of 7.34 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 957 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 16.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K3 V, and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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