18 Delphini b
18 Delphini b (abbreviated 18 Del b), formally named Arion /əˈraɪən/,[2] is an extrasolar planet approximately 249 light-years away in the constellation of Delphinus.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sato et al.[1] |
| Discovery site | Okayama Planet Search Program  Japan |
| Discovery date | 19 February 2008 |
| radial velocity | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 2.6 AU (390,000,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.08 ± 0.01 |
| 993.3 ± 3.2 d 2.719 y | |
| 2451672 ± 18 | |
| 166.1 ± 6.5 | |
The 993-day period planet orbits the yellow giant star 18 Delphini. A very massive and dense planet with a minimum mass of 10.3 MJ it was discovered on February 19, 2008 by Sato.[1]
In July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars.[3] The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names.[4] In December 2015, the IAU announced the name Arion for this planet.[5] The winning name was submitted by the Tokushima Prefectural Jonan High School Science Club of Japan. Arion was a genius of poetry and music in ancient Greece. According to legend, his life was saved at sea by dolphins after attracting their attention by the playing of his kithara [6] ('Delphinus' is Latin for 'dolphin').
See also
References
- Sato, Bun'ei; et al. (2008). "Planetary Companions around Three Intermediate-Mass G and K Giants: 18 Delphini, ξ Aquilae and HD 81688". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 60 (3): 539–550. arXiv:0802.2590. Bibcode:2008PASJ...60..539S. doi:10.1093/pasj/60.3.539.
- "Arion". Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
- NameExoWorlds: An IAU Worldwide Contest to Name Exoplanets and their Host Stars. IAU.org. 9 July 2014
- NameExoWorlds The Process
- Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released, International Astronomical Union, 15 December 2015.
- NameExoWorlds The Approved Names
- Jean Schneider (2011). "Notes for Planet 18 Del b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
External links
- da Silva, L.; et al. (November 2006), "Basic physical parameters of a selected sample of evolved stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 458 (2): 609–623, arXiv:astro-ph/0608160, Bibcode:2006A&A...458..609D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065105 – lists data about the star.
