HD 170469

HD 170469
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 18h 29m 10.9801s
Declination +11° 41 43.807
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.21
Distance211.91 ly
(64.97 pc)
Spectral typeG5IV
Other designations
BD +11º3479, HIP 90593, SAO 103765
Database references
SIMBADdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data

HD 170469 is a yellow subgiant star located approximately 212 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has apparent magnitude +8.21 and it is 211.91 ly away.

In 2007, a planet was discovered by the N2K Consortium, led by principal investigators Debra Fischer and Gregory P. Laughlin.[1]

The HD 170469 planetary system[1]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b >0.67 MJ 2.24 1143 0.11

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Fischer, Debra A.; et al. (2007). "Five Intermediate-Period Planets from the N2K Sample". The Astrophysical Journal 669 (2): 1336–1344. arXiv:0704.1191. Bibcode:2007ApJ...669.1336F. doi:10.1086/521869.
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