bet Cnc b
Orbiting bet Cnc
bet Cnc b is an exoplanet orbiting the star bet Cnc, discovered in 2014 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
2479.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
605.2
days
Distance
89.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
2479.00
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Lee et al. 2014
Orbital Period
605.200+4.000−4.000days
Semi-Major Axis
1.7000+0.1000−0.1000au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
2479.00+254.30−254.30
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
7.8000+0.8000−0.8000
Eccentricity
0.0800+0.0200−0.0200
Epoch of Periastron
2453229.80+9.80−9.80days
Argument of Periastron
58.9+5.9−5.9deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
133.00+8.80−8.80m/s
Distance from Earth
89.0 pc (~290 ly)
Spectral Type
K4 III
Temperature
4092 K
Mass (Solar)
1.70 M☉
Radius (Solar)
47.20 R☉
Luminosity
2.90 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
124.1286°, 9.1853°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: bet Cnc b
bet Cnc b orbits bet Cnc and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 2,479 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 605.2 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 89 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K4 III, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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