HD 102956 b
Orbiting HD 102956
HD 102956 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 102956, discovered in 2010 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
305.12
Earth masses
Orbital Period
6.5
days
Distance
121.9
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
305.12
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Luhn et al. 2019
Orbital Period
6.495+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0807+0.0073−0.0073au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
305.12+7.31−7.31
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.9600+0.0230−0.0230
Eccentricity
0.0370+0.0190−0.0190
Epoch of Periastron
2455351.45+0.64−0.64days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
301.0+33.0−33.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
74.60+1.80−1.80m/s
Distance from Earth
121.9 pc (~398 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4985 K
Mass (Solar)
1.66 M☉
Radius (Solar)
4.55 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
177.8437°, 57.6407°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2010
Source ID: HD 102956 b
HD 102956 b orbits HD 102956 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 305.12 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 6.49 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 121.9 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
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