HD 121504 b is an exoplanet that is likely to be slightly less massive than Jupiter. Although the radial velocity method that was used to detect the planet can only measure the minimum mass of the planet, it is very unlikely that its true mass would be much higher.[1]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Mayor et al. |
| Discovery site | La Silla Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 7, 2000 |
| Radial velocity (CORALIE) | |
| Designations | |
| HIP 68162 b | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Apastron | 0.34 50 Gm |
| Periastron | 0.32 48 Gm |
| 0.33 AU 49 Gm | |
| Eccentricity | 0.03 ± 0.01 |
| 63.33 ± 0.03 d 0.1734 year | |
| 7 mas | |
| 265° ± 12° | |
| 2,451,450 ± 2 JD | |
| Semi-amplitude | 50.8 ± 0.9 m/s |
| Star | HD 121504 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | >1.22 MJ >388 ME |
HD 121504 b orbits the star at a distance of about one third of Earth's distance from the Sun, and has a slightly eccentric orbit.
References
edit- ^ Mayor, M.; et al. (2004). "The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets XII. Orbital solutions for 16 extra-solar planets discovered with CORALIE". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 415 (1): 391–402. arXiv:astro-ph/0310316. Bibcode:2004A&A...415..391M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20034250. S2CID 5233877.
External links
edit- "HD 121504 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.
- "HD 121504". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
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