61 Vir d
Orbiting 61 Vir
61 Vir d is an exoplanet orbiting the star 61 Vir, discovered in 2009 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
22.90
Earth masses
Orbital Period
123.0
days
Distance
8.5
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
22.90
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Vogt et al. 2010
Orbital Period
123.010+0.550−0.550days
Semi-Major Axis
0.4760+0.0010−0.0010au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
22.90+2.60−2.60
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0720+0.0080−0.0080
Eccentricity
0.3500+0.0900−0.0900
Argument of Periastron
314.0+20.0−20.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
3.25+0.39−0.39m/s
Distance from Earth
8.5 pc (~28 ly)
Spectral Type
G5 V
Temperature
5577 K
Mass (Solar)
0.94 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.96 R☉
Luminosity
-0.10 log L☉
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
199.5965°, -18.3158°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2009
Source ID: 61 Vir d
61 Vir d orbits 61 Vir and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 22.9 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 123.01 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 8.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5 V, and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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