mu Leo b
Orbiting mu Leo
mu Leo b is an exoplanet orbiting the star mu Leo, discovered in 2014 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
762.80
Earth masses
Orbital Period
357.8
days
Distance
32.6
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
762.80
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Lee et al. 2014
Orbital Period
357.800+1.200−1.200days
Semi-Major Axis
1.1000+0.1000−0.1000au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
762.80+127.10−127.10
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
2.4000+0.4000−0.4000
Eccentricity
0.0900+0.0600−0.0600
Epoch of Periastron
2452921.00+17.30−17.30days
Argument of Periastron
227.1+16.0−16.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
52.00+5.40−5.40m/s
Distance from Earth
32.6 pc (~106 ly)
Spectral Type
K2 III
Temperature
4538 K
Mass (Solar)
1.50 M☉
Radius (Solar)
11.40 R☉
Luminosity
1.80 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
148.1899°, 26.0067°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: mu Leo b
mu Leo b orbits mu Leo and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 762.8 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 357.8 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 32.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2 III, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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