HD 100777

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HD 100777
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)
Leo
Right ascension 11h 35m 51.523s
Declination -04° 45′ 20.51″
Apparent magnitude (V) +8.42
Absolute magnitude (V) +4.81
Distance 172.2 ly
(52.8 pc)
Spectral type K0
Other designations
HIP 56572

HD 100777 is an orange star in the constellation Leo 1.629 Em from Earth. The apparent magnitude is 8 and absolute magnitude is 5. It is also called HIP 56572.

[edit] HD 100777 b

HD 100777 b
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis (a) 1.03 ± 0.03 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.36 ± 0.02
Orbital period (P) 383.7 ± 1.2 d
Angular distance (θ) 19.508 mas
Longitude of
periastron
(ω) 202.7 ± 3.0°
Time of periastron (T0) 2,453,456.2 ± 2.3 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 34.9 ± 0.8 m/s
Physical characteristics
Mass (m) >1.17 ± 0.02 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date 2007
Discoverer(s) Naef et al.
Detection method HARPS
Discovery site Chile
Discovery status Published

HD 100777 b is a 2.22 Wg planet taking 33.15 Ms to orbit at 154.1 Gm or 4.99 μpc from the star at 36% eccentricity. The velocity of the orbit is 28.1 km/s. Naef discovered his planet in early 2007 by using HARPS spectrograph located in Chile.

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