Kappa Coronae Borealis b

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Kappa Coronae Borealis b
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Johnson et al.
Discovery site Lick Observatory
Discovery date2007
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics [2]
2.65±0.13  AU
Eccentricity 0.167±0.032
1285±14 d
2456830±51  JD
194±14 º
Semi-amplitude 26.18±0.86  m/s
Star Kappa Coronae Borealis
Physical characteristics [2]
Mass ≥1.811±0.057  MJ

    Kappa Coronae Borealis b is an extrasolar planet approximately 98 light-years away [3] in the constellation of Corona Borealis. This planet was discovered by Johnson et al., who used the radial velocity method to detect wobbling of the star caused by a planet move around by its tug of gravity. It was first discovered in September 2007 and was published in November. [1]

    The planet is 1.8 Jupiter masses, or 570 Earth masses, although only the minimum mass is known since the inclination is not known. It orbits at a distance of 2.7 astronomical units, or 400 gigameters, and takes 1,208 days, or 3.307 years, to orbit around Kappa Coronae Borealis.

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