HD 126614 Ab
HD 126614 Ab, or simply HD 126614 b, (also known as HIP 70623 b) is an extrasolar planet which orbits the primary K-type star HD 126614 A, located approximately 240 light years away[1] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered on November 13, 2009. However, this planet has a highly eccentric orbit around its parent star. The planetary distance ranges from 0.94 AU to 3.61 AU. HD 126614 A also has the highest metallicity of any star hosting any exoplanets, at +0.56 dex.[2]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Howard et al. |
Discovery site | Keck Observatory |
Discovery date | November 13, 2009 |
Radial velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Apastron | 3.61 AU (540,000,000 km) |
Periastron | 0.94 AU (141,000,000 km) |
2.28 ± 0.02 AU (341,100,000 ± 3,000,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.59 ± 0.15 |
1186 ± 15 d 3.25 y | |
Average orbital speed | 20.9 |
22511 ± 52 | |
239 ± 23 | |
Semi-amplitude | 9.2 ± 1.6 |
Star | HD 126614 A |
See also
Other planets that were discovered or confirmed on November 13, 2009:
- HD 34445 b
- HD 24496 Ab
- HD 13931 b
- Gliese 179 b
- QS Virginis b
References
- Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- Howard, Andrew W.; et al. (2010). "The California Planet Survey. I. Four New Giant Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 721 (2): 1467–1481. arXiv:1003.3488. Bibcode:2010ApJ...721.1467H. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/721/2/1467.
- Jean Schneider (2011). "Notes for Planet HD 126614 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
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