HD 216770 b

HD 216770 b
Discovery
Discovered byMayor et al.
Discovery site California, USA
Discovery dateJune 30, 2003
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
Apastron0.63 AU (94,000,000 km)
Periastron0.29 AU (43,000,000 km)
0.46 AU (69,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.37 ± 0.06
118.45 ± 0.55 d
0.32429 y
42
2,452,672 ± 3.5
281 ± 10
Semi-amplitude30.9 ± 1.9
StarHD 216770
Physical characteristics
Mass>0.65 MJ

HD 216770 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 216770. It has a mass about two thirds that of Jupiter, largest planet in the Solar System. But unlike the gas giants in the Solar System, it orbits in a very eccentric orbit around the star. The mean distance from the star is slightly larger than Mercury's, and it completes one orbit around the star in every 118 days.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. S2CID 5233877.