HD 169830 b

HD 169830 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star HD 169830
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension (α) 18h 27m 49.4838s
Declination (δ) –29° 49 00.715
Apparent magnitude (mV) 5.9
Distance118.49 ly
(36.33 pc)
Spectral type F7V
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.818 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.332 ± 0.03
Orbital period(P) 226.01 ± 0.23 d
Argument of
periastron
(ω) 148 ± 2°
Time of periastron (T0) 2,451,923 ± 1 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 80.7 ± 0.9 m/s
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)2.98 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date April 15, 2000[1]
Discoverer(s) Mayor, Udry et al.
Discovery method Radial velocity
Discovery site  France
Discovery status Published
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

HD 169830 b is an extrasolar planet[2] three times the mass of Jupiter. Due to its high mass, it is most likely a gas giant planet, akin to Jupiter and Saturn in the Solar System. This planet at 0.8 AU is slightly farther out than Venus is in the Solar System, orbiting around its star every 262 days.

See also

References

  1. "Exoplanets Galore!" (Press release). Garching, Germany: European Southern Observatory. April 15, 2000. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  2. Naef, D.; et al. (2001). "The CORALIE survey for southern extrasolar planets V. 3 new extrasolar planets". Astronomy and Astrophysics 375 (1): 205–218. arXiv:astro-ph/0106255. Bibcode:2001A&A...375..205N. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20010841.

Coordinates: 18h 27m 49.4838s, −29° 49′ 00.715″


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