HR 7722 b

HR 7722 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HR 7722.[1] It orbits its parent star with a semimajor axis of 0.32 ± 0.005 AU, an eccentricity of 0.13 ± 0.04. and an orbital period of 74.72 days.[2]

HR 7722 b
Discovery
Discovery siteLa Silla Observatory
Radial velocity (HARPS)
Physical characteristics
Temperature332° K

    The Neptune-sized planet has at least 21 times the mass of Earth[3] and 3 to 4 times its diameter.

    HR 7722 b was discovered on 1 November 2010 and lies within the inner edge of the habitable zone of HR 7722.

    See also

    References
    1. Pepe, F.; et al. (2011). "The HARPS search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone: I – Very low-mass planets around HD20794, HD85512 and HD192310". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 534: A58. arXiv:1108.3447. Bibcode:2011A&A...534A..58P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117055.
    2. Open Exoplanet Catalogue, Gl 785b
    3. Andrew W. Howard, The NASA-UC Eta-Earth Program: III. A Super-Earth orbiting HD 97658 and a Neptune-mass planet orbiting Gl 785, et al.
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