Extrasolar planet | List of extrasolar planets | |
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Parent star | ||
Star | HD 240210 | |
Constellation | Cassiopeia | |
Right ascension | (α) | 23h 10m 29.2303s |
Declination | (δ) | +57° 01′ 46.035″ |
Distance | 466 ± 173 ly (143 ± 53 pc) |
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Spectral type | K3III | |
Orbital elements | ||
Semimajor axis | (a) | 1.33 AU |
Periastron | (q) | 1.13 AU |
Apastron | (Q) | 1.53 AU |
Eccentricity | (e) | 0.15 ± 0.02 |
Orbital period | (P) | 501.75 ± 2.33 d (1.3737 ± 0.0064 y) |
Argument of periastron |
(ω) | 277.49 ± 7.77° |
Time of periastron | (T0) | 54486.73 ± 10.93 JD |
Physical characteristics | ||
Minimum mass | (m sin i) | 6.9 MJ |
Discovery information | ||
Discovery date | June 10, 2009 | |
Discoverer(s) | Niedzielski et al. | |
Detection method | radial velocity | |
Discovery site | La Silla Observatory | |
Discovery status | Published | |
Database references | ||
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
data | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 240210 b is a 6.9 Jupiter-mass exoplanet discovered on June 10, 2009 by Niedzielski et al. using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope.[1] It orbits the K3 giant star HD 240210 in the constellation of Cassiopeia. Its average orbital separation is at 1.33 Astronomical Units away from its star with a year of 501.75 days.