HD 30562 b

HD 30562 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the F-type main sequence star HD 30562, located approximately 85.4 light years away in the constellation Eridanus.[1]

HD 30562 b
Discovery
Discovery dateAugust 12, 2009
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
2.30 ± 0.02 AU (344,100,000 ± 3,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.76 ± 0.05
1157 ± 27 d
10131.5 ± 14
81 ± 10
StarHD 30562

    The planet HD 30562 b is named Nakanbé. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Burkina Faso, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. The Nakanbé, also called Volta Blanche, is the second largest river in Burkina Faso.[2][3]

    This planet is unusual that it orbits in a very oval path like comets in the Solar System. The semimajor axis of the orbit is 2.30 AU and it ranges from 0.55 AU to 4.05 AU. It has minimum mass 1.29 times that of Jupiter. The orbital period of this planet is 38 months compared with 12 months for the Earth.

    This eccentric Jupiter was discovered on August 12, 2009 by using the radial velocity method which was designed to study the wobble of stars cause by their planet's gravity over the course of their orbit. Another study confirmed it in 2012.[4]

    References
    1. Fischer, Debra; et al. (2009). "Five planets and an independent confirmation of HD 196885 Ab from Lick Observatory". The Astrophysical Journal. 703 (2): 1545–1556. arXiv:0908.1596. Bibcode:2009ApJ...703.1545F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/703/2/1545.
    2. "Approved names". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
    3. "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
    4. Marmier, M.; et al. (2013). "The CORALIE survey for southern extrasolar planets XVII. New and updated long period and massive planets". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 551. A90. arXiv:1211.6444. Bibcode:2013A&A...551A..90M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219639.

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