HD 89744

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HD 89744
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)
Ursa Major
Right ascension 10h 22m 10.5621s
Declination +41° 13' 46.308"
Apparent magnitude (V) 6
Distance 130 ly
(40 pc)
Spectral type F7V
Other designations
HIP 50786

HD 89744 is an F-dwarf star about 130 ly. away in the constellation Ursa Major.

[edit] HD 89744 b

HD 89744 b[1]
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis (a) 0.934 ± 0.054 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.6770 ± 0.0072
Orbital period (P) 256.80 ± 0.13 d
Angular distance (θ) 22 mas
Longitude of
periastron
(ω) 194.4 ± 1.2°
Time of periastron (T0) 2,451,505.33 ± 0.39 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 267.3 ± 5.0 m/s
Physical characteristics
Mass (m) >8.58 ± 0.71 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date 2000
Discoverer(s) Korzennik et al.
Detection method Doppler Spectroscopy
Discovery status Confirmed

HD 89744 b is an eccentric Jupiter extrasolar planet orbiting HD 89744.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Butler et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 646 (1): 505 – 522. doi:10.1086/504701.  (web Preprint)
  2. ^ Korzennik et al. (2000). "A High-Eccentricity Low-Mass Companion to HD 89744". The Astrophysical Journal 533 (2): L147 – L150. doi:10.1086/312611.