47 UMa b · Asteria Star

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

Chalawan

Spectral type

G0V

Temperature

5,872 K

Mass

1.06 M☉

Planetary system — 47 UMa system

View the 47 UMa system (3 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
47 UMa bRadial Velocity · 1996	Gas giant	13.2	1078	45
47 UMa cRadial Velocity · 2001	Gas giant	14.2	2391	45
47 UMa dRadial Velocity · 2009	Gas giant	13.5	14002	45

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

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