HD 47536 b

Summary

HD 47536 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 400 light-years away. Its inclination and thereby true mass is being calculated via astrometry with Hubble. The astrometricians expect publication by mid-2009.[3]

HD 47536 b
Discovery
Discovered bySetiawan et al.[1]
Discovery site Chile
Discovery dateJanuary 22, 2003[2]
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
Apastron1.96 AU (293,000,000 km)
Periastron1.26 AU (188,000,000 km)
1.61 AU (241,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.2 ± 0.08
430 d
1.18 y
40.8
2,451,599 ± 21.5
260.8 ± 23.7
Semi-amplitude113 ± 11
StarHD 47536

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Setiawan, J.; et al. (2003). "Evidence of a sub-stellar companion around HD 47536". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 398 (2): L19–L23. Bibcode:2003A&A...398L..19S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021846.
  2. ^ "Distant World in Peril Discovered from La Silla" (Press release). Garching, Germany: European Southern Observatory. January 22, 2003. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  3. ^ Fritz Benedict, G.; McArthur, Barbara E.; Bean, Jacob L. (2008). "HST FGS astrometry - the value of fractional millisecond of arc precision". arXiv:0803.0296v1 [astro-ph].

External links edit

  • "HD 47536". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2008-08-23.