Rho Coronae BorealisThe yellow star has a planet similar to Jupiter with 1.5 times its mass. This orbits its star in a distance of 0.22 AU every 39.8 days. There is some evidence for a much bigger companion further outside.A dust disk strechtes up to a distance of 85 AU from the star. Constellation: Corona Borealis Age: 6 billion years Distance: 56.8 light-years Spectral class: G0 Visual magnitude: 5.42 Luminosity: 1.80 * Sun Mass: 0.95 * Sun Diameter: 1.35 * Sun Radial velocity: 18.4 km/sec Back: List of Exoplanets |
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