Temperature
4826 K
4735 to 4826
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7 CMa
Unclassified star • 19.81 pc
Records
11
literature rows
Planets
2
system count
References
11
distinct source labels
TIC: TIC 48237215HD: HD 47205HIP: HIP 31592
Approximate color
from effective temperature
Canonical Summary
Adopted host values from one source row
Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.
Stellar source: Luque et al. 2019 • System source: TICv8
Mass
1.34 Msun
1.34 to 1.89
Radius
4.87 Rsun
2.30 to 5.32
Age
4.30 Gyr
single adopted value
Luminosity
1.06 log(Lsun)
1.05 to 1.12
Distance
19.81 pc
single adopted value
Planets
2
Stable across source rows
Scale Comparison
Radius against the Sun
Current adopted radius: 4.87 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)
Sun
1.0 R☉ baseline
7 CMa
4.87 R☉
System Layout
Known planets
2 planets linked to this host
7 CMa and Its Two Known Planets
7 CMa is a K1 III star with an M-type companion, located 64.6 light-years away. The system hosts two known planets. The star is 4.3 billion years old and contains 1.34 solar masses, with a radius of 4.87 solar radii and a temperature of 4830 K. Its mass and radius estimates are larger than the Sun's, while its temperature is cooler.
7 CMa b was discovered in 2011 by the radial velocity method, which detects the wobble a planet's gravity induces in its star's motion. The planet has a mass estimate of 588 Earth masses and an orbital period of 735 days, making it the shortest year among the listed planets. Its mass is roughly 1.85 times Jupiter's and larger than Earth's. 7 CMa c was discovered in 2019 by the same method, with a mass estimate of 277 Earth masses and an orbital period of 996 days, the longest year among the listed planets. Its mass is also larger than Earth's.
Provenance
Underlying measurements and references
Evidence Summary
Rows
11
Stellar refs
10
System refs
1
Distancestable
Parallaxstable
Temperaturedisputed
Massdisputed
Radiusdisputed
Agestable
Luminositydisputed
Surface Gravitydisputed
Metallicitydisputed
Spectral Typedisputed
| ST TEFF | ST MASS | ST RAD | ST AGE | ST LUM | ST SPECTYPE | SY DIST | Stellar Ref | System Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4761 | 1.34 | — | — | — | — | 19.81 | Mortier et al. 2013 | TICv8 |
| 4799 | 1.89 | 5.01 | — | 1.08 | K1III(+M) | 19.81 | Turnbull 2015 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | K1 III (+ M) | 19.81 | Michigan Catalog, Vol. 4 | TICv8 |
| 4792 | 1.52 | 2.30 | — | 1.05 | K1 III | 19.81 | Wittenmyer et al. 2011 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | K1 III | 19.81 | Gray et al. 2006 | TICv8 |
| 4826 | 1.34 | 4.87 | 4.30 | 1.06 | — | 19.81 | Luque et al. 2019 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | K1 III (+ M) | 19.81 | Michigan Catalog, Vol. 4 | TICv8 |
| 4735 | — | 5.32 | — | 1.11 | — | 19.81 | Gaia DR2 | TICv8 |
| — | 1.44 | 5.20 | — | 1.12 | — | 19.81 | Lin et al. 2024 | TICv8 |
| — | — | — | — | — | K0 | 19.81 | Cannon & Pickering 1918 | TICv8 |
| 4794.5 | — | 4.91 | — | — | — | 19.81 | TICv8 | TICv8 |