HD 118203

Planetary system · 300.9 light-years away · also HD 118203, HIP 66192

HD 118203 is 301 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K0 IV star; the first was found in 2005 by radial velocity (Haute-Provence Observatory).

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Worth knowing

HD 118203 b goes round its star every 6.13 days, 14 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK0 IV
Surface temperature5,742 K
Mass1.27 solar masses
Radius2.04 solar radii
Luminosity4.424 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.05
Ageabout 4.73 billion years
Distance from the Sun300.9 light-years (92.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 203.5100°, Dec 53.7282°
ConstellationUrsa Major

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 118203 b6.13 days0.0713 AU12.778 R⊕680.15 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2005
HD 118203 c14.0 years6.280 AU12.4 R⊕ estimated3747.2 M⊕Radial Velocity, 2024

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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