94 Ceti b
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Extrasolar planet | List of extrasolar planets | |
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Orbital elements | ||
Semimajor axis | (a) | 1.428±0.083 AU |
Eccentricity | (e) | 0.30±0.04 |
Orbital period | (P) | 535.7±3.1 d |
Angular distance | (θ) | 58 mas |
Longitude of periastron |
(ω) | 41±8° |
Time of periastron | (T0) | 2,450,944±12 JD |
Semi-amplitude | (K) | 36.2±1.9 m/s |
Physical characteristics | ||
Mass | (m) | >1.69±0.26 MJ |
Discovery information | ||
Discovery date | August 7, 2000 | |
Discoverer(s) | Mayor et al. | |
Detection method | Doppler Spectroscopy | |
Discovery status | Published |
94 Ceti b or 94 Ceti Ab to distinguish from distant red dwarf companion, is an extrasolar planet orbiting its star once every 1.2 years. It was discovered on August 7, 2000 by a team lead by Michel Mayor.
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[edit] References
- Mayor et al. (2004). "The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets XII. Orbital solutions for 16 extra-solar planets discovered with CORALIE". Astronomy and Astrophysics 415: 391 – 402. doi: .