HD 107148 b

HD 107148 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star HD 107148
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension (α) 12h 19m 13.4909s
Declination (δ) −03° 19 11.242
Distance167.18 ± 8.48 ly
(51.26 ± 2.6 pc)
Spectral type G5V
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.269 ± 0.016 AU
Periastron (q) 0.26 AU
Apastron (Q) 0.28 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.05 ± 0.17
Orbital period(P) 48.056 ± 0.057 d
(0.13157 y)
Orbital speed (υ) 61.1 km/s
Argument of
periastron
(ω) 75°
Time of periastron (T0) 2,399,987 ± 12 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 11 ± 1.8 m/s
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)0.21 ± 0.036 MJ
(67 M)
Discovery information
Discovery date 15 July 2006
Discoverer(s) Butler et al.[1]
Discovery method radial velocity
Discovery site Keck Observatory, USA
Discovery status Published[1]
Other designations
HIP 60081 b
Database references
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Encyclopaedia
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Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

HD 107148 b is a jovian exoplanet with minimum mass of only 70% that of Saturn. Unlike Saturn, it orbits much closer to the star, only 26.9% of distance of Earth to the Sun, but like Saturn, it has low eccentricity about the same as Saturn.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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: 12h 19m 13.4909s, −03° 19′ 11.242″


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