The nu Oph system contains 2 exoplanets. It is located 150.72 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 2.7 solar masses |
Radius | 14.6 solar radiae |
Temperature | 4886 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.06 decimal exponent |
Age | 0.65 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, nu Oph b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 7057.733 Earth masses |
Density | 22.400 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.000 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 1.79 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.124 |
Orbital Period | 530.210 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Okayama Astrophysical Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 1.88 m Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIDES Echelle Spectrograph |
Discovery Date | 2012-12 |
Reference | Sato et al. 2012 |
At more than 50 Earth masses, nu Oph c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 7838.323 Earth masses |
Density | 24.900 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 12.000 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 5.931 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.18 |
Orbital Period | 3184.830 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Okayama Astrophysical Observatory |
Discovery Telescope | 1.88 m Telescope |
Discovery Instrument | HIDES Echelle Spectrograph |
Discovery Date | 2012-12 |
Reference | Sato et al. 2012 |