HD 37124 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 103 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus (the Bull). The planet was discovered in 1999 orbiting the star HD 37124. Based on its mass, it is most likely that this planet is a Jovian planet (like Jupiter).[2]
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | California and Carnegie Planet Search |
| Discovery site | W. M. Keck Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 1, 1999 |
| Doppler spectroscopy | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.53 AU (79,000,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.055 |
| 154.46 ± 0.369 d | |
| 2,450,000.11 | |
| 140.5 | |
| Semi-amplitude | 27.5 |
| Star | HD 37124 |
References
edit- ^ "Astronomers discover six new planets orbiting nearby stars" (Press release). Kamuela, Hawaii: W. M. Keck Observatory. November 1, 1999. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ a b Vogt, Steven S.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Butler, R. Paul; Apps, Kevin (20 June 2000). "Six New Planets from the Keck Precision Velocity Survey". The Astrophysical Journal. 536 (2): 902–914. arXiv:astro-ph/9911506. Bibcode:2000ApJ...536..902V. doi:10.1086/308981. S2CID 119375519.
External links
edit- Goździewski, K. (January 2003). "A dynamical analysis of the HD 37124 planetary system". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 398 (1): 315–325. Bibcode:2003A&A...398..315G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021602.
- Ji, Jianghui; Liu, Lin; Kinoshita, Hiroshi; Zhou, Jilin; Nakai, Hiroshi; Li, Guangyu (1 July 2003). "The Librating Companions in HD 37124, HD 12661, HD 82943, 47 Ursa Majoris, and GJ 876: Alignment or Antialignment?". The Astrophysical Journal. 591 (1): L57–L60. arXiv:astro-ph/0305448. Bibcode:2003ApJ...591L..57J. doi:10.1086/377038. S2CID 12743267.
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