47 Ursae Majoris c

47 Ursae Majoris c / Taphao Kaew
An artist's impression of 47 UMa c
Discovery
Discovered byFischer,
Butler, and
Marcy et al.
Discovery site United States
Discovery date15 August 2001
19 March 2002 (confirmed)
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
3.6 ± 0.1 astronomical units (539 ± 15 million kilometres)[1]
Eccentricity0.098+0.047
−0.096
[1]
2391+100
−70
[1] d
~6.55 y
2,452,441+628
−825
[1]
295+114
−160
[1]
Semi-amplitude7.0 ± 2.3[2]
Star47 Ursae Majoris

47 Ursae Majoris c (abbreviated 47 UMa c), formally named Taphao Kaew (/təˌp ˈɡ/ tə-POW GOW;[3] Thai: ตะเภาแก้ว [tāpʰāwkɛ̂ːw]) is an extrasolar planet approximately 46 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Major. The planet was discovered located in a long-period around the star 47 Ursae Majoris. Its orbit lasts 6.55 years and the planet has a mass at least 0.540 times that of Jupiter.

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Gregory2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Planets Table". Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  3. ^ Thai Astronomical Society, Chalawan, Taphao Thong, Taphao Kaew – First Thai Exoworld Names