Exoplanet

HD 1461 b

Orbiting HD 1461

Overview

HD 1461 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 1461, discovered in 2010 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

6.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

23.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

6.44

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Díaz et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.772+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0634+0.00220.0022au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

6.44+0.610.61

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0203+0.00190.0019

Eccentricity

<0.172

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

2.28+0.150.15m/s

Distance from Earth

23.5 pc (~76 ly)

Spectral Type

G0 V

Temperature

5765 K

Mass (Solar)

1.02 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

4.6763°, -8.0536°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 1461 b

System Context

HD 1461 b orbits HD 1461 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 6.44 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 5.77 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 23.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G0 V, and 2 known planets in the system.

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