79 Ceti b

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79 Ceti b
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An artist's conception of 79 Ceti b (min mass ~0.26 MJ), an exoplanet with a mass less than Saturn
Discovery [1] [2]
Discovered by California and
Carnegie Planet Search
Discovery site W. M. Keck Observatory
Discovery dateMarch 29, 2000
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
0.363 ± 0.021 AU (54,300,000 ± 3,100,000 km)
Eccentricity 0.252±0.052
75.523±0.055 d
2,450,338.0±3.0
42±14
Semi-amplitude 11.99±0.87
Star 79 Ceti
Physical characteristics
Mass >0.260±0.028 MJ

    79 Ceti b (also known as HD 16141 b) is an extrasolar planet orbiting 79 Ceti every 75 days. Discovered along with HD 46375 b on March 29, 2000, it was the joint first known extrasolar planet to have minimum mass less than the mass of Saturn. [1] [2]

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    1. 1 2 "Keck astronomers discover planets smaller than saturn" (Press release). Kamuela, Hawaii: W. M. Keck Observatory. March 29, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
    2. 1 2 Marcy, Geoffrey W.; et al. (2000). "Sub-Saturn Planetary Candidates of HD 16141 and HD 46375". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 536 (1): L43 –L46. arXiv: astro-ph/0004326 . Bibcode:2000ApJ...536L..43M. doi:10.1086/312723. PMID   10849416. S2CID   119530785.


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