UZ For

Planetary system · 781.5 light-years away

UZ For is 781 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 5,287 K star; the first was found in 2011 by eclipse timing variations (Multiple Observatories).

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Worth knowing

UZ For b takes 16.0 years to go round its star once.

UZ For is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only UZ For and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature5,287 K
Mass0.7 solar masses
Apparent magnitude16.7753
Distance from the Sun781.5 light-years (239.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 53.8695°, Dec -25.7394°
ConstellationFornax

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
UZ For c5.2 years2.800 AU—2447.2 M⊕Eclipse Timing Variations, 2011
UZ For b16.0 years5.900 AU—2002.2 M⊕Eclipse Timing Variations, 2011

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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