Exoplanet

NGC 2682 Sand 978 b

Orbiting NGC 2682 Sand 978

Overview

NGC 2682 Sand 978 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star NGC 2682 Sand 978, discovered in 2017 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

692.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

511.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

821.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

692.87

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Brucalassi et al. 2017

Orbital Period

511.210+2.0402.040days

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

692.87+54.0354.03

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

2.1800+0.17000.1700

Eccentricity

0.1600+0.07000.0700

Epoch of Periastron

2456135.92+21.2321.23days(JD)

Argument of Periastron

291.7+35.935.9deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

45.48+3.653.65m/s

Distance from Earth

821.9 pc (~2681 ly)

Spectral Type

K4 III

Temperature

4200 K

Mass (Solar)

1.37 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

132.8228°, 11.7563°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2017

Data Sources

Source ID: NGC 2682 Sand 978 b

System Context

NGC 2682 Sand 978 b orbits NGC 2682 Sand 978 and was reported in 2017 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 692.87 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 511.21 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 821.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K4 III, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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