HD 47186 c

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HD 47186 c
Discovery
Discovered by Bouchy et al.
Discovery site Flag of Chile.svg La Silla Observatory
Discovery dateJune 16, 2008
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
Apastron 2.991 AU (447,400,000 km)
Periastron 1.799 AU (269,100,000 km)
2.395 AU (358,300,000 km)
Eccentricity 0.249 ± 0.073
1353.6 ± 57.1 d
3.7059 ± 0.156 y
Average orbital speed
19.31
2,452,010 ± 180
Star HD 47186

    HD 47186 c is an extrasolar planet located approximately 123 light years away in the constellation of Canis Major, orbiting the star HD 47186. This planet has a minimum mass of 0.35061 times that of Jupiter, or 1.1712 times that of Saturn. It takes 1353.6 days or 3.7059 years to revolve around the star in about the same eccentricity as the dwarf planet Pluto. This planet orbits at about the same distance from the star as the asteroid Vesta is from the Sun.

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