HD 12661 c

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HD 12661 c
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The exoplanet HD 12661 c (min mass ~1.57 MJ)
Discovery
Discovered by Fischer et al. [1]
Discovery site California & Carnegie
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Discovery dateApril 1, 2003
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
2.56 AU (383,000,000 km)
Eccentricity 0.031 ± 0.022
1708 ± 14 d
2,452,130 ± 330
38
Semi-amplitude 29.27 ± 0.88
Star HD 12661

    HD 12661 c is a giant exoplanet one and a half times the mass of Jupiter orbiting around HD 12661. [1]

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    References

    1. 1 2 Fischer, Debra A.; et al. (2003). "A Planetary Companion to HD 40979 and Additional Planets Orbiting HD 12661 and HD 38529". The Astrophysical Journal. 586 (2): 1394–1408. Bibcode:2003ApJ...586.1394F. doi: 10.1086/367889 .

    Coordinates: Jupiter and moon.png 02h 04m 34.36s, +25° 24′ 53″