HD 76700

HD 76700
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Volans
Right ascension 08h 53m 55.5153s
Declination –66° 48 03.571
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.13
Distance194.6 ly
(59.70 pc)
Spectral typeG6V
Other designations
CD-66°656, GCRV 60306, HIP 43686, LTT 3291, NLTT 20555, SAO 250370
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
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HD 76700 is a yellow dwarf star (spectral type G6V) 195 light years from Earth in the constellation of Volans. It has a mass very similar to our Sun, but is cooler and brighter and thus much older. It is orbited by a recently discovered planet.[1]

The HD 76700 planetary system[2]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b >0.233 ± 0.024 MJ 0.0511 ± 0.0030 3.97097 ± 0.00023 0.095 ± 0.075

See also

References

  1. Tinney, C. G. et al. (2003). "Four New Planets Orbiting Metal-enriched Stars". The Astrophysical Journal 587 (1): 423–428. arXiv:astro-ph/0207128. Bibcode:2003ApJ...587..423T. doi:10.1086/368068.
  2. Butler, R. P. et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701.

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Coordinates: 08h 53m 55.5153s, −66° 48′ 03.571″