47 Ursae Majoris c [SEP] constellation
47 Ursae Majoris c
47 Ursae Majoris c (abbreviated 47 UMa c), formally named Taphao Kaew , 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.
Name.
In July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars
Ursae Majoris (Tania Borealis and Australis); and the "third leap", comprising ι and κ Ursae Majoris, (Talitha Borealis and Australis respectively).
W Ursae Majoris is the prototype of a class of contact binary variable stars, and ranges between 7.75 and 8.48.
47 Ursae Majoris is a Sun-like star with a three-planet system. 47 Ursae Majoris b, discovered in 1996, orbits every 1078 days and is 2.53 times the mass of Jupiter. 47 Ursae Majoris c, discovered in