Mu Arae d, also known as HD 160691 d, formally named Rocinante /ˌrɒsəˈnæntiː/, is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Mu Arae of the constellation Ara.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Goździewski et al. Mayor, Pepe |
Discovery site | Chile South America |
Discovery date | August 5, 2006 |
Doppler Spectroscopy | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Apastron | 0.9823 |
Periastron | 0.8597 |
0.9210 | |
Eccentricity | 0.0666 ± 0.0122[1] |
310.55 ± 0.83[1] d 0.8502 y | |
2452708.7 ± 8.3[1] | |
189.6 ± 9.4[1] | |
Semi-amplitude | 14.91 ± 0.59[1] |
Star | Mu Arae |
Characteristics
editThe planet has a mass about half that of Jupiter and orbits at a distance of 0.921
Name
editIn July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars.[3] The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names.[4] In December 2015, the I
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Pepe, F.; Correia, A. C. M.; Mayor, M.; Tamuz, O.; et al. (2007). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. VIII.
μ Arae, a system with four planets". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 462 (2): 769–776. arXiv:astro-ph/0608396. Bibcode:2007A&A...462..769P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066194. S2CID 59157984. - ^ Buccino, A.; et al. (2006). "Ultraviolet Radiation Constraints around the Circumstellar Habitable Zones". Icarus. 183 (2): 491–503. arXiv:astro-ph/0512291. Bibcode:2006Icar..183..491B. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.03.007. S2CID 2241081.
- ^ NameExoWorlds: An I
AU Worldwide Contest to Name Exoplanets and their Host Stars. IAU.org. 9 July 2014 - ^ "NameExoWorlds The Process". Archived from the original on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ^ Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released, International Astronomical Union, 15 December 2015.
- ^ "NameExoWorlds The Approved Names". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2016-01-03.