kap CrB b
Orbiting kap CrB
kap CrB b is an exoplanet orbiting the star kap CrB, discovered in 2007 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
483.73
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1253.7
days
Distance
30.1
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
483.73
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Teng et al. 2023
Orbital Period
1253.680+3.070−6.480days
Semi-Major Axis
2.5000+0.0040−0.0090au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
483.73+10.49−20.66
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
1.5220+0.0330−0.0650
Eccentricity
0.0400+0.0130−0.0320
Epoch of Periastron
2451743.50+181.30−633.10days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
177.6+264.5−423.5deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
23.78+0.52−0.99m/s
Distance from Earth
30.1 pc (~98 ly)
Spectral Type
K0 III-IV
Temperature
4840 K
Mass (Solar)
1.33 M☉
Radius (Solar)
4.68 R☉
Luminosity
1.04 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
237.8080°, 35.6559°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2007
Source ID: kap CrB b
kap CrB b orbits kap CrB and was reported in 2007 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 483.73 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 1,253.68 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 30.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K0 III-IV, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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