Chi Virginis b

Summary

Chi Virginis b (also known as HD 110014 b) is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type giant star Chi Virginis, located approximately 294 light years away in the constellation Virgo. This planet has mass at least 11 times that of Jupiter and takes 835 days to orbit the star twice the distance as Earth from the Sun. This planet was discovered in July 2009 using the radial velocity method.

Chi Virginis b
Discovery
Discovered byDe Medeiros et al.
Discovery dateJuly 2009
radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
Apastron3.13 AU (468,000,000 km)
Periastron1.15 AU (172,000,000 km)
2.14 ± 0.03 AU (320,100,000 ± 4,500,000 km)
Eccentricity0.462 ± 0.069
835.477 ± 6 d
2.28737 ± 0.016 y
290.6 ± 3.8
StarChi Virginis

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References edit

  • De Medeiros, J. R.; Setiawan, J.; Hatzes, A. P.; Pasquini, L.; Girardi, L.; Udry, S.; Döllinger, M. P.; Da Silva, L. (2009). "A planet around the evolved intermediate-mass star HD 110014". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 504 (2): 617. Bibcode:2009A&A...504..617D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911658.