ups And b
Orbiting ups And
ups And b is an exoplanet orbiting the star ups And, discovered in 1996 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
218.53
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.6
days
Distance
13.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
218.53
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Curiel et al. 2011
Orbital Period
4.617+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0592+0.0000−0.0000au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
218.53+1.40−1.40
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.6876+0.0044−0.0044
Eccentricity
0.0215+0.0007−0.0007
Epoch of Periastron
2450005.37+0.05−0.05days
Argument of Periastron
324.9+3.8−3.8deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
70.51+0.45−0.45m/s
Distance from Earth
13.4 pc (~44 ly)
Spectral Type
F8 V
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
1.30 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.56 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
24.1984°, 41.4038°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
1996
Source ID: ups And b
ups And b orbits ups And and was reported in 1996 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 218.53 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 4.62 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 13.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F8 V, and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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