Extrasolar planet | List of extrasolar planets | |
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Parent star | ||
Star | HD 87883 | |
Constellation | Leo Minor | |
Right ascension | (α) | 10h 08m 43.1395s |
Declination | (δ) | +34° 14′ 32.135″ |
Apparent magnitude | (mV) | 7.56 |
Distance | 59.0 ly (18.1 pc) |
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Spectral type | K0V | |
Orbital elements | ||
Semimajor axis | (a) | 3.60 ± 0.08 AU |
Periastron | (q) | 1.69 AU |
Apastron | (Q) | 5.51 AU |
Eccentricity | (e) | 0.53 ± 0.12 |
Orbital period | (P) | 2754 ± 87 d (7.54 ± 0.24 y) |
Argument of periastron |
(ω) | 191 ± 15° |
Time of periastron | (T0) | 11139 ± 90 JD |
Physical characteristics | ||
Minimum mass | (m sin i) | 1.78 ± 0.34 MJ |
Discovery information | ||
Discovery date | August 13, 2009 | |
Discoverer(s) | ||
Detection method | Radial velocity | |
Discovery status | Published | |
Other designations | ||
HIP 49699 b
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Database references | ||
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
data | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 87883 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type main sequence star HD 87883, located approximately 59 light years away in the constellation Leo Minor. It is a long-period planet, taking seven and a half years to orbit the star at the average distance of 3.60 AU. However this planet orbits in a very eccentric path, which ranges distance from as close as 1.69 AU to as far as 5.51 AU. This planet was detected by radial velocity method on August 13, 2009.[1]
Coordinates: 10h 08m 43.1395s, +34° 14′ 32.135″
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