HD 136418 b

HD 136418 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star HD 136418
Constellation Boötes
Right ascension (α) 15h 19m 07s
Declination (δ) +41° 43 60
Apparent magnitude (mV) 7.88
Distance320.3 ± 18 ly
(98.2 ± 5.6 pc)
Spectral type G5
Mass (m) 1.33 ± 0.09 M
Radius (r) 3.4 ± 0.1 R
Temperature (T) 5071 ± 44 K
Metallicity [Fe/H] -0.07 ± 0.03
Age 4 ± 1 Gyr
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 1.32 ± 0.3 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.255 ± 0.041
Orbital period(P) 464.3 ± 3.2 d
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)2 ± 0.1 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date 2010-03-17
Discoverer(s) Howard et al.
Discovery method Doppler spectroscopy
Discovery status
Database references
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HD 136418 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the G-type star HD 136418 approximately 320 light years away in the constellation Boötes[1] It has a notable orbit, staying within the known Habitable zone. It also has a star very similar in temperature as the sun.[2]

See also

References

  1. Johnson, John Asher; et al. (2010). "Retired A Stars and Their Companions IV. Seven Jovian Exoplanets from Keck Observatory". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 122 (892): 701–711. arXiv:1003.3445 [astro-ph.EP]. Bibcode:2010PASP..122..701J. doi:10.1086/653809.
  2. http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/atlas_profile.cfm?Star=542

External links

Coordinates: 15h 19m 07s, +41° 43′ 60″


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