ups And c · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

ups And c is a gas giant orbiting ups And, completing an orbit every 241 days, about 44 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 1999 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

ups And

Spectral type

F8 V

Temperature

6,157 K

Mass

1.3 M☉

Planetary system — ups And system

View the ups And system (3 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
ups And bRadial Velocity · 1996	Hot Jupiter	14	4.617	44
ups And cRadial Velocity · 1999	Gas giant	12.3	241	44
ups And dRadial Velocity · 1999	Gas giant	12.5	1276	44

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

1999

Knowledge connections

Orbitsups And
Member of systemups And system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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