CM Draconis

CM Draconis Planetary System

Star Statistics
 Distance from Sun:   48 Light Years
Right Ascension:  16 34 27
Declination:  +57 09 00.0
Spectral Type:   dM4
Apparent Magnitude:   12.9

Position In The Sky

System Conponents
(Mass In Multiples Of Jupiter's Mass)

Object Average -------------- Distance --------------- Object Type                            CM Draconis b ------------- 0.27 AUs --------------- Brown Dwarf
                             CM Draconis c   --------------- 1 AUs                  Jovian Planet

CM Draconis b
Brown Dwarf

Statistics

Star System:  CM Draconis
Discovery Status:  Confirmed
Mass:   64 Jupiters
Average Distance:  0.27 AUs
Period:   73 Days
Detection Method:   Planet Transit Occulation
Discovered By:  E. Guinan, G. McCook, and S. Wright
Year Discovered:   1998
Year Visited 2002: Interstellar Travel

Planetary Orbit

CM Draconis c
Jovian Planet

Statistics
Star System:   CM Draconis
Discovery Status:   Confirmed
Mass:  0.85 Jupiters
Average Distance:   1 AUs
Period:  735 Days
Detection Method:   Planet Transit Occulation
Discovered By:  E. Guinan, G. McCook, and S. Wright
Year Discovered:   1996
Year Visited 2002: Interstellar Travel
Planetary Orbit