Exoplanet

eps CrB b

Orbiting eps CrB

Overview

eps CrB b is an exoplanet orbiting the star eps CrB, discovered in 2012 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

2129.46

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

417.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

69.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

2129.46

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Lee et al. 2012

Orbital Period

417.900+0.5000.500days

Semi-Major Axis

1.3000au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

2129.46+95.3595.35

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

6.7000+0.30000.3000

Eccentricity

0.1100+0.03000.0300

Epoch of Periastron

2451235.30+39.7039.70days(JD)

Argument of Periastron

133.1+33.333.3deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

129.40+2.002.00m/s

Distance from Earth

69.9 pc (~228 ly)

Spectral Type

K2 III

Temperature

4406 K

Mass (Solar)

1.70 M☉

Radius (Solar)

21.00 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

239.3965°, 26.8776°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: eps CrB b

System Context

eps CrB b orbits eps CrB and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 2,129.46 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 417.9 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 69.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2 III, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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