HD 90156 b

HD 90156 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star HD 90156
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension (α) 10h 23m 55.275s[1]
Declination (δ) –29° 38 43.91[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 6.947
Distance72.9 ± 0.8[1] ly
(22.4 ± 0.2[1] pc)
Spectral type G5V
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.264 AU
(39.4 Gm)
Eccentricity (e) 0.31 ± 0.10
Orbital period(P) 49.8 d
(0.136 y)
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)0.055 MJ
(17.6 M)
Discovery information
Discovery date October 19, 2009
Discoverer(s) Mordasini et al.[2]
Discovery method radial velocity (HARPS)
Discovery site La Silla Observatory
Discovery status Published[2]
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

HD 90156 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 90156, located approximately 73 light years away[1] in the constellation Hydra. This planet has at least 17.6 times the mass of Earth and takes over seven weeks to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 0.264 AU. Its eccentricity is 0.31 ± 0.10, while the inclination is not known, as typical for the radial velocity detection method. This planet was announced by the Swiss-led HARPS team on October 19, 2009, together with 29 other planets.

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Coordinates: 10h 23m 55.2749s, −29° 38′ 43.905″


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