Exoplanet

HD 132406 b

Orbiting HD 132406

Overview

HD 132406 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 132406, discovered in 2007 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Mass

1887.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

908.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

70.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

1887.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Winn 2022

Orbital Period

908.000+16.00016.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

1887.90+206.59187.52

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

5.9400+0.65000.5900

Eccentricity

0.2500+0.06300.0750

Epoch of Periastron

2457164.00+69.0069.00days(JD)

Argument of Periastron

239.0+13.013.0deg

Distance from Earth

70.8 pc (~231 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.97 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

224.2276°, 53.3810°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2007

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 132406 b

System Context

HD 132406 b orbits HD 132406 and was reported in 2007 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a mass of 1,887.9 Earth masses and an orbital period of 908 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 70.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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