HD 76700 b
Exoplanet | List of exoplanets | |
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Parent star | ||
Star | HD 76700 | |
Constellation | Volans | |
Right ascension | (α) | 08h 53m 55.5153s |
Declination | (δ) | –66° 48′ 03.571″ |
Distance | 194.6 ly (59.70 pc) | |
Spectral type | G6V | |
Orbital elements | ||
Semi-major axis | (a) | 0.0511±0.0030 AU |
Periastron | (q) | 0.0462 AU |
Apastron | (Q) | 0.0560 AU |
Eccentricity | (e) | 0.095±0.075 |
Orbital period | (P) | 3.97097±0.00023 d (0.0108717 y) |
Orbital speed | (υ) | 140 km/s |
Argument of periastron |
(ω) | 30° |
Time of periastron | (T0) | 2,451,213.32±0.67 JD |
Semi-amplitude | (K) | 27.6±1.7 m/s |
Physical characteristics | ||
Minimum mass | (m sin i) | 0.233±0.024 MJ (74.1 M⊕) |
Discovery information | ||
Discovery date | July 5, 2002 | |
Discoverer(s) | Tinney, Butler, Marcy et al. | |
Discovery method | Radial velocity | |
Discovery site | Geneva Observatory in Switzerland | |
Discovery status | Published | |
Database references | ||
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data | |
SIMBAD | data | |
Exoplanet Archive | data | |
Open Exoplanet Catalogue | data |
HD 76700 b is an exoplanet discovered orbiting the star in 2002. The planet is a hot Jupiter with a mass at least 0.233 times that of Jupiter. It orbits very close to its parent star and completes one orbit in less than four days.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Tinney, C. G.; et al. (2003). "Four New Planets Orbiting Metal-enriched Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 587 (1): 423–428. arXiv:astro-ph/0207128. Bibcode:2003ApJ...587..423T. doi:10.1086/368068.
- ↑ Butler, R. P.; et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701.
External links
- "HD 76700". Exoplanets.
Coordinates: 08h 53m 55.5153s, −66° 48′ 03.571″
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