Exoplanet

HD 117618 b

Orbiting HD 117618

Overview

HD 117618 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 117618, discovered in 2004 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

55.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

25.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

37.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

55.30

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Wittenmyer et al. 2019

Orbital Period

25.800+0.0040.004days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1800+0.00500.0050au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

55.30+4.454.45

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.1740+0.01400.0140

Eccentricity

0.1500+0.07000.0700

Argument of Periastron

289.0+64.064.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

10.90+0.680.68m/s

Distance from Earth

37.8 pc (~123 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5990 K

Mass (Solar)

1.08 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

203.1066°, -47.2719°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2004

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 117618 b

System Context

HD 117618 b orbits HD 117618 and was reported in 2004 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 55.3 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 25.8 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 37.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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