HD 101930 b

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HD 101930 b
Discovery
Discovered by Lovis, Mayor,
Pepe et al. [1]
Discovery site La Silla Observatory
Discovery date14 February 2005
Doppler spectroscopy
(HARPS)
Orbital characteristics
Apastron 0.335 AU (50,100,000 km)
Periastron 0.077 AU (11,500,000 km)
0.302 AU (45,200,000 km)
Eccentricity 0.11 ± 0.02
70.46 ± 0.18 d
0.1929 y
Average orbital speed
46.8
2,453,145.0 ± 2.0
251 ± 11
Semi-amplitude 18.1 ± 0.4
Star HD 101930
Physical characteristics
Mass >0.30 MJ
(>95 ME)

    HD 101930 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 101930. It has a minimum mass a third of Jupiter's, nearly the same as Saturn's so it is thought to be a gas giant. It orbits the star closer than Mercury, and the orbit is slightly eccentric. [1]

    References

    1. 1 2 Lovis, C.; et al. (2005). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets III. Three Saturn-mass planets around HD 93083, HD 101930 and HD 102117". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 437 (3): 1121–1126. arXiv: astro-ph/0503660 . Bibcode:2005A&A...437.1121L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20052864.


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