nu Oph c · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

nu Oph c is a gas giant orbiting nu Oph, completing an orbit every 3181 days, about 151 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2012 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Nu Ophiuchi

Spectral type

K0 III

Temperature

4,887 K

Mass

2.61 M☉

Planetary system — nu Oph system

View the nu Oph system (2 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
nu Oph bRadial Velocity · 2012	Gas giant	12	530	151
nu Oph cRadial Velocity · 2012	Gas giant	12	3181	151

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2012

Knowledge connections

OrbitsNu Ophiuchi
Member of systemnu Oph system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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