HD 73256

HD 73256
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pyxis
Right ascension 08h 36m 23.0155s
Declination −30° 02′ 15.456″
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.08
Distance 119 ly
(36.5 pc)
Spectral type G8/K0V
Other designations
CS Pyxis, CD–29° 6456, HIP 42214, LTT 3183, NLTT 19894, SAO 176159
Database references
SIMBAD data
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		 data

HD 73256 is a star located approximately 119 light years away in the constellation Pyxis. The spectral type is G8/K0V with a quarter more mass than the Sun.

The HD 73256 system[1]
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity
b >1.87 ± 0.49 MJ 0.037 2.54858 ± 0.00016 0.029 ± 0.02

See also

References

  1. ^ Udry; Mayor, M. et al. (2003). "The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets X. A Hot Jupiter orbiting HD 73256". Astronomy and Astrophysics 407 (2): 679–684. arXiv:astro-ph/0304248. Bibcode 2003A&A...407..679U. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030815. http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full/2003/32/aa3857/aa3857.html. 

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Coordinates: 08h 36m 23.0155s, −30° 02′ 15.456″