91 Aquarii b, also known as HD 219449 b, is an extrasolar planet orbiting in the 91 Aquarii system approximately 148 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius. It orbits at the average distance of 105 Gm from its star, which is slightly closer than Venus is to the sun (108 Gm). The planet takes half an Earth year to orbit around the star in a very circular orbit with eccentricity less than 0.053.

91 Aquarii b
Artist's conception of planet orbiting ψ1 Aquarii
Discovery
Discovered byMitchell et al.
Discovery site United States
Discovery date16 November 2013
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
0.7 AU (100,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.027 ± 0.026
181.4 ± 0.1 d
April 11, 2005
2453472.1 ± 24
177.3 ± 0.8
Semi-amplitude91.0 ± 2.3
Star91 Aquarii

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References

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  • Mitchell, D.; Frink, S.; Quirrenbach, A.; Fischer, D.; Marcy, G.; Butler, P. (2003). "Four Substellar Companions Found Around Nearby K Giant Stars". Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 35: 1234. Bibcode:2003AAS...203.1703M.