HD 87883 b

HD 87883 b
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Parent star
Star HD 87883
Constellation Leo Minor
Right ascension (α) 10h 08m 43.140s[1]
Declination (δ) +34° 14 32.13[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 7.56
Distance59.4±0.6[1] ly
(18.2±0.2[1] pc)
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)
Discovery method Radial velocity
Discovery status Published[2]
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

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.[2]

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Coordinates: 10h 08m 43.1395s, +34° 14′ 32.135″