HD 43691 b

HD 43691 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star HD 43691
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension (α) 06h 19m 34.68s[1]
Declination (δ) +41° 05 32.3[1]
Distance260 ± 20[1] ly
(80 ± 5[1] pc)
Spectral type G0IV-V
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.24 AU
(36 Gm)
    2.6 mas
Periastron (q) 0.21 AU
(31 Gm)
Apastron (Q) 0.27 AU
(41 Gm)
Eccentricity (e) 0.14 ± 0.02
Orbital period(P) 36.96 ± 0.02 d
(0.1012 y)
Argument of
periastron
(ω) 290 ± 5°
Time of periastron (T0) 2454046.6 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 90.15 m/s
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)2.49 MJ
(791 M)
Discovery information
Discovery date July 6th, 2007
Discoverer(s) Da Silva et al.[2]
Discovery method Doppler spectroscopy
Discovery site ELODIE planet-search program
France
Discovery status Published[2]
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

HD 43691 b is a massive jovian planet located approximately 260 light-years away[1] in the constellation of Auriga. Because the inclination is unknown, only the minimum mass is known. The planet orbits close to the star, closer than Mercury to the Sun.

References

Coordinates: 06h 19m 34.6771s, +41° 05′ 32.302″


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