HD 72659 b is a superjovian exoplanet massing at least 3.3 MJ orbiting at 4.77 AU from the star taking 3630 days to orbit. The orbital distance range from 3.49 AU to 6.05 AU with orbital eccentricity of 0.269.[2] In 2022, the inclination and true mass of HD 72659 b were measured via astrometry.[1]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Butler, Marcy, Vogt, and Fischer |
| Discovery site | Keck Observatory, Hawaii, United States |
| Discovery date | 13 June 2002 |
| Doppler spectroscopy | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| 4.691+0.185 −0.202 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.257+0.014 −0.016 |
| 9.718+0.052 −0.043 yr | |
| Inclination | 77.583°+39.898° −39.755° |
| 204.866°+69.102° −68.721° | |
| 2448147.062+43.195 −47.937 | |
| 259.451°+3.318° −3.560° | |
| Semi-amplitude | 37.908+0.613 −0.551 m/s |
| Star | HD 72659 |
| Physical characteristics[1] | |
| Mass | 2.988+2.586 −0.098 MJ |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Feng, Fabo; Butler, R. Paul; et al. (August 2022). "3D Selection of 167 Substellar Companions to Nearby Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 262 (21): 21. arXiv:2208.12720. Bibcode:2022ApJS..262...21F. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/ac7e57. S2CID 251864022.
- ^ Butler, R. Paul; et al. (2003). "Seven New Keck Planets Orbiting G and K Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal. 582 (1): 455–466. Bibcode:2003ApJ...582..455B. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.7.6988. doi:10.1086/344570. S2CID 17608922.
External links edit
- "HD 72659". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
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