HD 65216 b
Exoplanet | List of exoplanets | |
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Parent star | ||
Star | HD 65216 | |
Constellation | Carina | |
Right ascension | (α) | 07h 53m 41.3223s |
Declination | (δ) | –63° 38′ 50.363″ |
Distance | 116.0 ly (35.59 pc) | |
Spectral type | G5V | |
Orbital elements | ||
Semi-major axis | (a) | 1.374±0.082 AU |
Periastron | (q) | 0.805 AU |
Apastron | (Q) | 1.943 AU |
Eccentricity | (e) | 0.41±0.06 |
Orbital period | (P) | 613±11 d (1.68 y) |
Orbital speed | (υ) | 24.44 km/s |
Argument of periastron |
(ω) | 198±6° |
Time of periastron | (T0) | 2,450,762±25 JD |
Semi-amplitude | (K) | 33.7±1.1 m/s |
Physical characteristics | ||
Minimum mass | (m sin i) | 1.22±0.19 MJ |
Discovery information | ||
Discovery date | 30 June 2003 | |
Discoverer(s) | Mayor, Urdy, Naef et al. | |
Discovery method | Radial velocity | |
Discovery site | United States | |
Discovery status | Published |
HD 65216 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 116 light-years away in the constellation of Carina, orbiting the star HD 65216. This planet was discovered by the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search Team in 2003. Like most planet candidates so far, it was detected with the radial velocity method.
The planet has a minimum mass about 20% more than Jupiter. Since the discovery method gives only the minimum mass, its true mass is probably slightly greater. The planet orbits the star in a very eccentric orbit. The mean distance from the star is slightly less than that of Mars from the Sun, but at periastron the planet is a fifth closer to the star than Earth from the Sun and at apoastron it is over twice as far.[1]
References
- ↑ Mayor, M.; et al. (2004). "The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets XII. Orbital solutions for 16 extra-solar planets discovered with CORALIE". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 415 (1): 391–402. arXiv:astro-ph/0310316. Bibcode:2004A&A...415..391M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20034250.
External links
- "Notes for planet HD 65216 b". The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- "HD 65216". Exoplanets. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- "HD 65216". Geneva Observatory data. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
Coordinates: 07h 53m 41.3223s, −63° 38′ 50.363″