HD 206610 b

HD 206610 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star HD 206610
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension (α) 21h 43m 25s
Declination (δ) −07° 24 30
Apparent magnitude (mV) 8.34
Distance633 ± 117 ly
(194 ± 36 pc)
Spectral type K0
Mass (m) 1.56 ± 0.11 M
Radius (r) 6.1 ± 0.1 R
Temperature (T) 4874 ± 44 K
Metallicity [Fe/H] 0.14 ± 0.03
Age 3 ± 1 Gyr
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 1.68 ± 0.05 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.229 ± 0.058
Orbital period(P) 610 ± 13 d
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)2.2 ± 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 206610 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the K-type star HD 206610 approximately 633 light years away in the constellation Aquarius.[1]

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.

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Coordinates: 21h 43m 25s, −07° 24′ 30″


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