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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

Host star
Rho Coronae Borealis
Spectral type
G0
Temperature
5,817 K
Mass
1 M☉

Planetary system — rho CrB system

View the rho CrB system (3 known planets).

PlanetRadius (R⊕)Period (d)
rho CrB eRadial Velocity · 20231.7512.904
rho CrB bRadial Velocity · 199713.739.849
rho CrB cRadial Velocity · 20165.68102

Discovery and detection

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