HD 76700 b

HD 76700 b is an exoplanet discovered orbiting the star in 2002. The planet is a hot Jupiter with a mass at least 0.233 times that of Jupiter. It orbits very close to its parent star and completes one orbit in less than four days.[1][2]

HD 76700 b
Discovery
Discovered byTinney, Butler,
Marcy et al.
Discovery dateJuly 5, 2002
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
0.0511 ± 0.0030 AU (7,640,000 ± 450,000 km)
Eccentricity0.095±0.075
3.97097±0.00023 d
2,451,213.32±0.67
30
Semi-amplitude27.6±1.7
StarHD 76700

    References

    1. Tinney, C. G.; et al. (2003). "Four New Planets Orbiting Metal-enriched Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 587 (1): 423–428. arXiv:astro-ph/0207128. Bibcode:2003ApJ...587..423T. doi:10.1086/368068.
    2. 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.


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