70 Vir b
Orbiting 70 Vir
70 Vir b is an exoplanet orbiting the star 70 Vir, discovered in 1996 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
2357.03
Earth masses
Orbital Period
116.7
days
Distance
17.9
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
2357.03
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Luhn et al. 2019
Orbital Period
116.688+0.005−0.005days
Semi-Major Axis
0.4810+0.0220−0.0220au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
2357.03+18.12−18.12
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
7.4160+0.0570−0.0570
Eccentricity
0.3988+0.0019−0.0019
Epoch of Periastron
2455291.72+0.09−0.09days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
359.8+0.3−0.3deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
316.20+0.78−0.78m/s
Distance from Earth
17.9 pc (~58 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5495 K
Mass (Solar)
1.09 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.89 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
202.1065°, 13.7763°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
1996
Source ID: 70 Vir b
70 Vir b orbits 70 Vir and was reported in 1996 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 2,357.03 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 116.69 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 17.9 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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