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Planets/Exoplanets/rho CrB b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

rho CrB b

Orbiting rho CrB

Discovered in 1997 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 1,997
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 13.7 R⊕
Mass: 347.995 M⊕
Orbit: 39.849 days
Distance: 17.4671 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 39.849 days
Semi-major axis: 0.2245 AU
Eccentricity: 0.046
Radius: 13.7 Earth radii
Mass: 347.995 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 0.744 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 614 K
Insolation: 34.7 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: rho CrB
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 3
Spectral type: G0
Stellar temperature: 5,817 K
Stellar radius: 1.3617 R☉
Stellar mass: 1 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.2 dex
Stellar age: 10.2 Gyr
Distance: 17.4671 parsecs
Right ascension: 16h01m02.42s
Declination: +33d18m00.67s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 1,997
Publication date: 1997-07
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
Telescope: 1.5 m Tillinghast Reflector Telescope
Instrument: AFOE Echelle Spectrograph
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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