BD-08°2823 b
BD-08°2823 b (also known as HIP 49067 b) is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type main-sequence star BD-08°2823, located approximately 135 light-years away in the constellation Sextans. This planet has at least 14 times the mass of Earth and takes four fifths of a week to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 0.056 AU. This planet is classified as a hot Neptune. This planet was detected by High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) on October 19, 2009, together with 29 other planets, including BD-08°2823 c.[1]
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Hebrard et al. |
| Discovery site | La Silla Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 19, 2009 |
| Radial velocity (HARPS) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.056 AU (8,400,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15 |
| 5.60 d | |
| 2454637.7 ± 1.6 | |
| 30 ± 100 | |
| Semi-amplitude | 6.5 ± 1.0 |
| Star | BD-08°2823 |
References
- Hébrard, G.; et al. (2010). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XX. Planets around the active star BD -08°2823". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 512. A46. arXiv:0912.3202. Bibcode:2010A&A...512A..46H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913525.
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