HD 4203 b is an exoplanet more massive than Jupiter. It orbits two times further from the star than Earth to the Sun. The planet takes 1.1824 year to orbit the star very eccentrically from 1.00 AU to 3.14 AU. The planet was discovered by Steve Vogt using the Keck telescope.[1][2]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Vogt et al. |
| Discovery site | Keck telescope |
| Discovery date | 15 October 2001 |
| radial velocity | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Apastron | 3.14 AU (470,000,000 km) |
| Periastron | 0.996 AU (149,000,000 km) |
| 2.07 ± 0.13 AU (310,000,000 ± 19,000,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.519 ± 0.027 |
| 431.88 ± 0.85 d 1.1824 y | |
| 2,451,918.9 ± 2.7 | |
| 329.1 ± 3.1 | |
| Semi-amplitude | 60.3 ± 2.2 |
| Star | HD 4203 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | >1.16 MJ (>369 ME) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Vogt, Steven S.; et al. (2002). "Ten Low-Mass Companions from the Keck Precision Velocity Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 568 (1): 352–362. arXiv:astro-ph/0110378. Bibcode:2002ApJ...568..352V. doi:10.1086/338768. S2CID 2272917.
- ^ Butler, R. P.; et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701. S2CID 119067572.
External links edit
- "HD 4203". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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