HD 114386

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**HD 114386**
Observation data Epoch 2000
Constellation	Centaurus
Right ascension	13^h 10^m 39.82^s
Declination	-35° 3' 17.22"
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.8
Distance	91.42 ly (28.04 pc)
Spectral type	K3V
Other designations
CD-34°8698, HIP 64295

HD 114386 is a 9th magnitude star in the constellation of Centaurus. It is an orange dwarf, and rather dim compared to our Sun. To see it, one needs a telescope or good binoculars.

In 2004, the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search Team announced the discovery of an extrasolar planet orbiting the star.

[edit] HD 114386 b

**HD 114386 b**
Orbital elements

Semi-major axis	(a)	1.62 AU
Eccentricity	(e)	0.28 ± 0.1
Orbital period	(P)	2 y 142 ± 34 d
Inclination	(i)	?°
Longitude of periastron	(ω)	345 ± 31°
Time of periastron	(τ)	2,450,702 ± 86 JD
Physical characteristics
Mass		>0.99 M_J
Radius		? R_J
Density		? kg/m³
Temperature		? K
Discovery
Discovery date		2004
Detection method(s)
Discoverer(s)		Mayor, Urdy, Naef et al.

HD 114386 b is a planet orbiting the star. Its minimum mass is almost exactly the same as Jupiter. However, it is likely that the planet is actually more massive, but not much.

The planet orbits the star in a rather eccentric orbit. Mean distance from the star is 1.62 AU, somewhat more than distance between Mars and the Sun. At periapsis, the planet comes almost as close as Earth orbits the Sun, and at apoapsis the distance is twice as much.