HD 17092 b
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | A. Niedzielski et al.[1] |
Discovery site | ![]() |
Discovery date | May 6, 2007 |
Radial velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
1.29 ± 0.05 | |
Eccentricity | 0.166 ± 0.052[1] |
359.9 ± 2.4[1] d | |
2452969.5 ± 12.3[1] | |
347.4 ± 13.4[1] | |
Semi-amplitude | 82.4 ± 3.2 |
Star | HD 17092 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | ≥4.6[1] MJ |
HD 17092 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 750 light years away in the constellation Perseus, orbiting the giant star HD 17092.
Discovery
[edit]In 2007 discovery of an extrasolar planet orbiting HD 17092 was announced by a team led by Andrzej Niedzielski of Polish Nicolaus Copernicus University and including astronomers from Penn State, the Spitzer Science Center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the University of Texas.[1] The discovery was made using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope.
Characteristics
[edit]The planet, designated as HD 17092 b, has a minimum mass of 4.6 Jupiter masses. The mean distance of the planet from the star is more than distance between Earth and the Sun at 1.29
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