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UZ For b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/UZ For b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

UZ For b

Orbiting UZ For

Discovered in 2011 using Eclipse Timing Variations. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,011
Method: Eclipse Timing Variations
Radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Mass: 2,002.2 M⊕
Orbit: 5,840 days
Distance: 239.603875 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 5,840 days
Semi-major axis: 5.9 AU
Eccentricity: 0.04
Radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Mass: 2,002.2 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Equilibrium temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: UZ For
Stars in system: 2
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 5,286.9 K
Stellar radius: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar mass: 0.7 M☉
Stellar metallicity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 239.603875 parsecs
Right ascension: 03h35m28.67s
Declination: -25d44m21.79s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Eclipse Timing Variations
Discovery year: 2,011
Publication date: 2011-09
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Multiple Observatories
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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