nu Oph b
Orbiting nu Oph
nu Oph b is an exoplanet orbiting the star nu Oph, discovered in 2012 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
6848.57
Earth masses
Orbital Period
529.9
days
Distance
46.2
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
6848.57
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Teng et al. 2023
Orbital Period
529.930+0.080−0.070days
Semi-Major Axis
1.7650+0.0000−0.0000au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
6848.57+29.24−17.80
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
21.5480+0.0920−0.0560
Eccentricity
0.1260+0.0030−0.0040
Epoch of Periastron
2451506.00+2.30−1.80days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
9.4+1.6−1.2deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
287.60+1.19−0.74m/s
Distance from Earth
46.2 pc (~151 ly)
Spectral Type
K0 III
Temperature
4887 K
Mass (Solar)
2.61 M☉
Radius (Solar)
12.24 R☉
Luminosity
1.89 log L☉
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
269.7566°, -9.7741°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: nu Oph b
nu Oph b orbits nu Oph and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 6,848.57 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 529.93 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 46.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K0 III, and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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