Gas giant · 47 UMa
47 UMa b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 1996
Scientific overview
47 UMa b is a gas giant orbiting 47 UMa, completing an orbit every 1078 days, about 45 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 1996 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Planetary system — 47 UMa system
View the 47 UMa system (3 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year
1996
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsChalawan
- Member of system47 UMa system
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive