nu Oph b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting nu Oph.
Compared with Earth
- Mass
- About 6,849 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 1.5 Earth years.
Planet
- Radius
- Unknown
- Mass
- 6,849 × Earth
- Density
- Unknown
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 529.9 days
- Average distance from its star
- 1.765 AU
Star
- Host star
- nu Oph
- Spectral class
- K — orange dwarf
- Surface temperature
- 4,887 K
- Radius
- 12.24 × Sun
- Mass
- 2.61 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 150.7 light-years (46.21 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 2
Discovery
- Year
- 2012
- Method
- Radial Velocity
- Facility
- Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.