The gam Cep system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 46.00 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.4 solar masses |
Radius | 4.9 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4888 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.18 decimal exponent |
Age | 5.4 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, gam Cep b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 2987.587 Earth masses |
Density | 8.410 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.500 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 2.05 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.049 |
Orbital Period | 903.300 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 2003-12 |
Reference | Hatzes et al. 2003 |