HD 37124 b

HD 37124 b

Exoplanet		List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star		HD 37124
Constellation		Taurus
Right ascension	(α)	05^h 37^m 02.4864^s
Declination	(δ)	+20° 43′ 50.836″
Apparent magnitude	(mV)	7.68
Distance		107.63 ly (33.2 pc)
Spectral type		G4V
Mass	(m)	0.91 M☉
Radius	(r)	0.82 R☉
Temperature	(T)	5610 ± 70 K
Metallicity	[Fe/H]	-0.32
Age		3.33 Gyr
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis	(a)	0.53 AU
Eccentricity	(e)	0.055
Orbital period	(P)	154.46 ± 0.369 d
Argument of periastron	(ω)	140.5°
Time of periastron	(T0)	2,450,000.11 JD
Semi-amplitude	(K)	27.5 m/s
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass	(m sin i)	0.61 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date		14 November 1999
Discoverer(s)		Vogt et al.[1]
Discovery method		Radial velocity
Discovery site		United States
Discovery status		Confirmed
Database references
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia		data
SIMBAD		data
Exoplanet Archive		data
Open Exoplanet Catalogue		data

HD 37124 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 108 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus (the Bull). The planet was discovered in 1999 orbiting the star HD 37124. Based on its mass, it is most likely that this planet is a Jovian planet (like Jupiter).^[1]

References

1. Vogt, Steven S.; et al. (2000). "Six New Planets from the Keck Precision Velocity Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 536 (2): 902–914. arXiv:astro-ph/9911506. Bibcode:2000ApJ...536..902V. doi:10.1086/308981.

External links

• "A dynamical analysis of the HD 37124 planetary system". CAT.INIST (in French). Retrieved 2008-06-22.
• Jianghui Ji; et al. (2003-05-23). "The Librating Companions in HD 37124, HD 12661, HD 82943, 47 Uma and GJ 876: Alignment or Antialignment?". arXiv:astro-ph/0305448 [astro-ph].

Coordinates: 05^h 37^m 02.4864^s, +20° 43′ 50.836″