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47 UMa b is a sub_neptune exoplanet discovered in 1996
using the Radial Velocity method at Lick Observatory. The 3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope
was employed with the instruments of the Hamilton Echelle Spectrograph.
47 UMa b
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Discovery Details
World type: sub_neptune
Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 1996
Facility: Lick Observatory
Instrument: Hamilton Echelle Spectrograph
Telescope: 3.0 m C. Donald Shane Telescope
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