Exoplanet

HD 12661 b

Orbiting HD 12661

Overview

HD 12661 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 12661, discovered in 2000 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

772.33

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

262.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

37.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

772.33

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

262.709+0.0830.083days

Semi-Major Axis

0.8400+0.02000.0200au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

772.33+44.5044.50

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

2.4300+0.14000.1400

Eccentricity

0.3800+0.01000.0100

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

73.60+0.600.60m/s

Distance from Earth

37.8 pc (~123 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5645 K

Mass (Solar)

1.20 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.20 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

31.1424°, 25.4136°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2000

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 12661 b

System Context

HD 12661 b orbits HD 12661 and was reported in 2000 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 772.33 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 262.71 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 37.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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