Gas giant · nu Oph
nu Oph b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 2012
Scientific overview
nu Oph b is a gas giant orbiting nu Oph, completing an orbit every 530 days, about 151 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2012 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Planetary system — nu Oph system
View the nu Oph system (2 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year
2012
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsNu Ophiuchi
- Member of systemnu Oph system
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive