HD 126614 Ab

HD 126614 Ab
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Parent star
Star HD 126614 A
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension (α) 14h 26m 48.281s[1]
Declination (δ) –05° 10 40.01[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 8.81
Distance240 ± 20[1] ly
(73 ± 5[1] pc)
Spectral type K0
Mass (m) 1.145 M
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis(a) 2.28 ± 0.02 AU
(340 Gm)
    31.4 mas
Periastron (q) 0.94 AU
(141 Gm)
Apastron (Q) 3.61 AU
(540 Gm)
Eccentricity (e) 0.59 ± 0.15
Orbital period(P) 1186 ± 15 d
(3.25 y)
Orbital speed (υ) 20.9 km/s
Argument of
periastron
(ω) 239 ± 23°
Time of periastron (T0) 22511 ± 52 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 9.2 ± 1.6 m/s
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)0.42 ± 0.05 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date November 13, 2009
Discoverer(s) Howard et al.
Discovery method Radial velocity
Discovery site Keck Observatory
Discovery status Published[2]
Database references
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data
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HD 126614 Ab, or simply HD 126614 b, (also known as HIP 70623 b) is an extrasolar planet which orbits the primary K-type star HD 126614 A, located approximately 240 light years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on November 13, 2009. However, this planet has a highly eccentric orbit around its parent star. The planetary distance ranges from 0.94 AU to 3.61 AU. HD 126614 A also has the highest metallicity of any star hosting any exoplanets, 0.56.

See also

Other planets that were discovered or confirmed on November 13, 2009:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Vizier catalog entry
  2. Howard, Andrew W. et al. (2010). "The California Planet Survey. I. Four New Giant Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 721 (2): 1467–1481. arXiv:1003.3488. Bibcode:2010ApJ...721.1467H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/721/2/1467.

Coordinates: 14h 26m 48.2804s, −05° 10′ 40.009″