HD_108874_b Knowpia

HD 108874 b is a gas giant announced in 2003.^[1] The orbit lies in the star's habitable zone.^[3] It is expected that any moons orbiting this planet are enriched in carbon, and are thus quite different from the silicate-rich bodies in the Solar System.^[4] The planet is possibly in a 4 : 1 orbital resonance with HD 108874 c.^[5]

Discovery edit

The jovian planet HD 108874 b was discovered by the US-based team led by Paul Butler, Geoffrey Marcy, Steven Vogt, and Debra Fischer. A total of 20 radial velocity observations, obtained at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii between 1999 and 2002, were used to make the discovery.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Butler, R. Paul; et al. (2003). "Seven New Keck Planets Orbiting G and K Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal. 582 (1): 455–466. Bibcode:2003ApJ...582..455B. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.7.6988. doi:10.1086/344570. S2CID 17608922.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Wright, J. T.; et al. (2009). "Ten New and Updated Multi-planet Systems, and a Survey of Exoplanetary Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 693 (2): 1084–1099. arXiv:0812.1582. Bibcode:2009ApJ...693.1084W. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1084. S2CID 18169921.
^ Schwarz, R.; Dvorak, R.; Pilat Lohinger, E.; Süli, Á.; Érdi, B. (2007). "Trojan planets in HD 108874?". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 462 (3): 1165–1170. Bibcode:2007A&A...462.1165S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066284.
^ Bond; Lauretta; O'Brien (2010). "The Diversity of Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets". Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 5: 399. arXiv:1001.3901. Bibcode:2010IAUS..265..399B. doi:10.1017/S1743921310001079. S2CID 118569117.
^ Vogt, Steven S.; et al. (2005). "Five New Multicomponent Planetary Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 632 (1): 638–658. Bibcode:2005ApJ...632..638V. doi:10.1086/432901. S2CID 16509245.