HD 20782
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| Observation data Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Fornax |
| Right ascension | 03h 20m 03s |
| Declination | -28° 51' 14" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.38 |
| Distance | 117 ly (36 pc) |
| Spectral type | G3V |
| Other designations | |
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HIP 15527
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HD 20782 is a yellow main sequence star about 117 light-years away in the constellation Fornax. It is estimated to be 7.1 (± 4) billion years old, with a mass close to that of our Sun. An extrasolar planet was announced around this star in 2006.
[edit] HD 20782 b
| Extrasolar planet | Lists of extrasolar planets | |
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| Orbital elements | ||
| Semimajor axis | (a) | 1.36 ± 0.12 AU |
| Eccentricity | (e) | 0.92 ± 0.03 |
| Orbital period | (P) | 585.86 ± 0.03 d |
| Inclination | (i) | ?° |
| Longitude of periastron |
(ω) | 147 ± 3° |
| Time of periastron | (τ) | 2451687.1 ± 2.5 JD |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | >1.8 ± 0.23 MJ |
| Radius | (r) | ? RJ |
| Density | (ρ) | ? kg/m3 |
| Temperature | (T) | ? K |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | 2006 | |
| Discoverer(s) | Jones et al. | |
| Detection method | Radial velocity | |
| Discovery status | Published | |
HD 20782 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting its star in a highly eccentric orbit with a semi-major axis of 1.36 AU. The planet's extremely high eccentricity is comparable to that of HD 80606 b.
[edit] References
- Jones et al. (2006). "High-eccentricity planets from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 369: 249-256.
[edit] External links
- Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia: HD 20782
- Astrophysics: High eccentricity planets from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search
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