8 Ursae Minoris is a 7th-magnitude red clump star in Ursa Minor. The star is unusually rich in lithium, with an abundance of A = 2.0 ± 0.2 dex. [8][9][3] In the 2019 NameExoWorlds competition, the star was assigned to contestants in South Korea. It was named Baekdu after Paektu Mountain, the tallest mountain in North Korea. [10][11]

Oct 24, 2024 · 8 Ursae Minoris b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 1.31 Jupiters, it takes 93.4 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.49 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2015.

May 20, 2024 · New research may have revived the mystery of 8 Ursae Minoris b, a seemingly doomed exoplanet that shouldn’t exist. The Planet That Shouldn’t Be: 8 UMi b. When first discovered, the exoplanet 8 Ursae Minoris b (8 UMi b; also called Halla) puzzled astronomers.

Jun 29, 2023 · The gas planet is known as 8 UMi b and was named Halla after its initial discovery by Korean astronomers in 2015. Halla, regarded as a sacred place, is the highest mountain in South Korea.

Jun 28, 2023 · The Jupiter-like planet 8 UMi b, officially named Halla, orbits the red giant star Baekdu (8 UMi) at only half the distance separating the Earth and the Sun.

Jun 28, 2023 · The red giant 8 Ursae Minoris (8 UMi; also known as Baekdu), was discovered to host the giant planet 8 Ursae Minoris b (8 UMi b; also known as Halla) on a close-in, near-zero eccentricity (e...

May 12, 2024 · New research may have revived the mystery of 8 Ursae Minoris b, a seemingly doomed exoplanet that shouldn’t exist. When first discovered, the exoplanet 8 Ursae Minoris b (8 UMi b; also called Halla) puzzled astronomers.

Jun 30, 2023 · The Jupiter-like planet 8 UMi b, officially named Halla, orbits the red giant star Baekdu (8 UMi) at only half the distance separating the Earth and the Sun.

May 13, 2024 · The planet, named 8 Ursae Minoris b or Halla, was discovered in 2015, and it has confused scientists as it seemingly should have been engulfed by its star.

Jan 10, 2024 · A recent study by Hon et al. reported that a close-in planet around the red clump star, 8 UMi, should have been engulfed during the expansion phase of its parent star's evolution. They explained the survival of this exoplanet through a binary-merger channel for 8 UMi.