14 Multi-Planet Systems

sorted by increasing star mass

as of June 2010

 

Star

Type

MSOL

[Fe/H]

Age

(Gyr)

Dist.

(pc)

P

Mass

a

(AU)

e

Per.

(days)

GJ 581 1

M3

0.31

-0.22 2

2+

6.27

e

1.94 E

0.03

0

3.1

GJ 581 1

M3

0.31

-0.26 2

2+

6.27

b

15.7 E

0.04

0

5.4

GJ 581 1

M3

0.31

-0.26 2

2+

6.27

c

5.36 E

0.07

0.17

12.9

GJ 581 1

M3

0.31

-0.26 2

2+

6.27

d

7.09 E

0.22

0.38

66.8

GJ 876 3

M4

0.32

+0.23 2

1-5

4.70

d

6.83 E

0.02

0.21

1.94

GJ 876

M4

0.32

+0.02 2

-

4.70

c

0.71 J

0.13

0.26

30

GJ 876

M4

0.32

+0.02 2

-

4.70

b

2.28 J

0.21

0.03

61

GJ 876

M4

0.32

+0.02 2

-

4.70

e

14.6 E

0.33

0.06

124

HD 40307 4

K2

0.77

-0.31

2.60

12.80

b

4.2 E

0.05

0

4.31

HD 40307 3

K2

0.77

-0.31

2.60

12.80

c

6.8 E

0.08

0

9.62

HD 40307 3

K2

0.77

-0.31

2.60

12.80

d

9.2 E

0.13

0

20.5

HD 181433 5

K3

0.78

+0.33

-

26.15

b

7.5 E

0.08

0.39

9.37

HD 181433 4

K3

0.78

0.33

-

26.15

c

0.64 J

1.76

0.28

962

HD 181433 4

K3

0.78

0.33

-

26.15

d

0.54 J

3.00

0.48

2172

HD 37124

G4

0.83

-0.44

10.12

33.24

b

0.64 J

0.53

0.06

154

HD 37124

G4

0.83

-0.44

10.12

33.24

d

0.62 J

1.64

0.14

844

HD 37124

G4

0.83

-0.44

10.12

33.24

c

0.68 J

3.19

0.20

2295

HD 69830

K0

0.87

-0.06

12.04

12.58

b

10.2 E

0.08

0.10

8.67

HD 69830

K0

0.87

-0.06

12.04

12.58

c

11.9 E

0.19

0.13

31.6

HD 69830

K0

0.87

-0.06

12.04

12.58

d

18.2 E

0.63

0.07

197

55 Cancri

G8, M4

0.92

+0.32

7.24

12.53

e

7.47 E

0.04

0.26

2.79

55 Cancri

G8, M4

0.92

+0.32

7.24

12.53

b

0.82 J

0.11

0.02

14.7

55 Cancri

G8, M4

0.92

+0.32

7.24

12.53

c

0.17 J

0.24

0.05

44.4

55 Cancri

G8, M4

0.92

+0.32

7.24

12.53

f

0.14 J

0.78

0.00

261

55 Cancri

G8, M4

0.92

+0.32

7.24

12.53

d

3.84 J

5.84

0.06

5370

61 Virginis 6

G5

0.95

+0.05

6.3o

8.52

b

5.10 E

0.05

0.12

4.22

61 Virginis

G5

0.95

+0.05

6.3o

8.52

c

18.2 E

0.22

0.14

38

61 Virginis

G5

0.95

+0.05

6.3o

8.52

d

22.9 E

0.48

0.35

123

HIP 14810 7

G5

0.99

+0.26

-

52.88

b

3.88 J

0.07

0.14

6.67

HIP 14810 5

G5

0.99

+0.26

-

52.88

c

1.28 J

0.55

0.16

148

HIP 14810 5

G5

0.99

+0.26

-

52.88

d

0.57 J

1.89

0.17

952

47 Ursae
Majoris
8

G0

1.08

+0.04

6.48

14.08

b

2.53 J

2.1

0.03

1078

47 U Majoris

G0

1.08

+0.043

6.48

14.08

c

0.54 J

3.6

0.09

2391

47 U Majoris

G0

1.08

+0.043

6.48

14.08

d

1.64 J

11.6

0.16

~14000

HD 125612 9

G3

1.09

+0.23

~3

52.82

c

18 E

0.05

0.27

4.15

HD 125612 7

G3

1.11

+0.24

-

52.82

b

3.0 J

1.37

0.46

559

HD 125612 7

G3

1.11

+0.24

-

52.82

d

7.2 J

4.2

0.28

3008

Mu Arae

G3

1.15

+0.29

7.96

15.28

d

11.0 E

0.09

0.17

9.6

Mu Arae

G3

1.15

+0.29

7.96

15.28

e

0.55 J

0.94

0.07

311

Mu Arae

G3

1.15

+0.29

7.96

15.28

b

1.67 J

1.51

0.27

630

Mu Arae

G3

1.15

+0.29

7.96

15.28

c

1.18 J

3.78

0.46

2490

HD 74156 10

G0

1.24

+0.13

3.72

64.56

b

1.80 J

0.29

0.64

51.6

HD 74156 6

G0

1.24

0.131

3.72

64.56

d

0.40 J

1.03

0.25

347

HD 74156 6

G0

1.24

0.131

3.72

64.56

c

6.00 J

3.35

0.58

2025

Upsilon
Andromedae
11

F8, M4

1.32

+0.15

3.12

13.47

b

0.67 J

0.06

0.01

4.6

U. Andromedae

F8, M4

1.32

+0.15

3.12

13.47

c

13.98 J

0.83

0.22

241

U. Andromedae

F8, M4

1.32

+0.15

3.12

13.47

d

10.25 J

2.53

0.32

1278

Star

Type

MSOL

[Fe/H]

Age

(Gyr)

Dist.

(pc)

P

Mass

a

(AU)

e

Per.

(days)

 

1 Mayor M, Bonfils X, Forveille T, Delfosse X, Udry S, Bertaux J-L, Beust H, Bouchy F, Lovis C, Pepe F, Perrier C, Queloz D, Santos N. (2009) The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XVIII. An Earth-mass planet in the GJ 581 planetary system. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 507: 487-494.

2 Schlaufman KC, Laughlin G. (2010) A physically-motivated photometric calibration of M dwarf metallicity. Astronomy & Astrophysics, in press.

3 Rivera E, Laughlin G, Butler RP, Vogt SS, Haghighipour N, Meschiari S. (2010) The Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey: A Uranus-mass fourth planet for GJ 876 in an extrasolar Laplace configuration. Astrophysical Journal, in press. Planet mass values are estimates of true mass rather than minimum mass.

4 Mayor M, Udry S, Lovis C, Pepe F, Queloz D, Benz D, Bertaux J-L, Bouchy F, Mordasini C, Segransan D. (2009) The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XIII. A planetary system with 3 Super-Earths. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 493: 639-644.

5 Bouchy F, Mayor M, Lovis C, Udry S, Benz W, Bertaux J-L, Delfosse X, Mordasini C, Pepe F, Queloz D, Segransan D. (2009) The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XVII. Super-Earth and Neptune-mass planets in multiple planet systems HD 47186 and HD 181433. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 496: 527-531.

6 Vogt SS, Wittenmyer RA, Butler RP, O’Toole S, Henry GW, Rivera E, Meschiari S, Laughlin G, et al. (2010) A Super-Earth and two Neptunes orbiting the nearby Sun-like star 61 Virginis. Astrophysical Journal, 708: 1366-1375.

7 Wright JT, Fischer DA, Ford EB, Veras D, Wang J, Henry GW, Marcy GW, Howard AW, Johnson JA. (2009) A third giant planet orbiting HIP 14810.  Astrophysical Journal, 699: L97-L101.

8 Gregory PC, Fischer DA. A Bayesian periodogram finds evidence for three planets in 47 Ursae Majoris. (2010) Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, in press.

9 Lo Curto G, Mayor M, Benz W, Bouchy F, Lovis C, Moutou C, Naef D, Pepe F, Queloz D, Santos N, Segransan D, Udry S. (2010) The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXII. Multiple-planet systems from the HARPS volume-limited sample (HD 125612, HD 215497, HIP 5158). Astronomy & Astrophysics, 512: A48.

10 Bean JL, McArthur BE, Benedict GF, Armstrong A. (2008) Detection of a third planet in the HD 74156 system using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope. Astrophysical Journal, 672: 1202-1208.

11 McArthur B, Benedict GF, Barnes R, Korzennik S, Nelan E, Butler RP. (2010) New observational constraints on the Upsilon Andromedae system with data from the Hubble Space Telescope and Hobby Eberly Telescope. Astrophysical Journal, 715: 1203–1220.

 

Star – star name; Type – spectral type; Msol – star mass in units of Solar mass; [Fe/H] – star metallicity; Age – star age in billions of years; Dist. – star distance in parsecs (1 pc = 3.26 light years); P – planet designation; Mass – minimum planet mass in units of Jupiter mass (J) or Earth mass (E); a – planet semimajor axis in astronomical units (AU); e – orbital eccentricity; Per. – orbital period in days.

 

Spectral types are taken from the SIMBAD database. Except as noted, stellar ages follow Takeda et al. 2007; other stellar data follow Butler et al. 2006; planet data follow Wright et al. 2009.

 

Comprehensive Sources

 

Butler RP, Wright JT, Marcy GW, Fischer DA, Vogt SS, Tinney CG, Jones HRA, Carter BD, Johnson JA, McCarthy C. (2006) “Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets.” Astrophysical Journal, 646: 505-522. Online database at http://www.exoplanets.org.

 

Takeda G, Ford EB, Sills A, Rasio RA, Fischer DA, Valenti JA. (2007) “Structure and Evolution of Nearby Stars with Planets II. Physical Properties of ~1000 Cool Stars from the SPOCS Catalog.” Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 168: 297-318.

 

Wright JT, Upadhyay S, Marcy GW, Fischer DA, Ford EB, Johnson JA. (2009) “Ten New and Updated Multi-planet Systems, and a Survey of Exoplanetary Systems.” Astrophysical Journal, 693: 1084-1099.

 

 

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