The BD+48 738 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 2842.43 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 0.74 solar masses |
Radius | 11 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4414 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | -0.2 decimal exponent |
Age | - billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, BD+48 738 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 289.225 Earth masses |
Density | 0.592 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.900 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 1 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.2 |
Orbital Period | 392.600 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | McDonald Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 9.2 m Hobby-Eberly Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | High Resolution Spectrograph |
Discovery Date | 2012-01 |
Reference | Gettel et al. 2012 |