Gas giant · rho CrB
rho CrB b
ExoplanetsDiscovered 1997
Scientific overview
rho CrB b is a gas giant orbiting rho CrB, completing an orbit every 40 days, about 57 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 1997 using the radial velocity method.
Host star
Planetary system — rho CrB system
View the rho CrB system (3 known planets).
Discovery and detection
Detection method
Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year
1997
Knowledge connections
- OrbitsRho Coronae Borealis
- Member of systemrho CrB system
- Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
- Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive