Exoplanet

HD 153950 b

Orbiting HD 153950

Overview

HD 153950 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 153950, discovered in 2008 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

937.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

499.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

48.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

937.60

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

499.400+3.6003.600days

Semi-Major Axis

1.2800+0.02000.0200au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

937.60+92.1792.17

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

2.9500+0.29000.2900

Eccentricity

0.3400+0.02000.0200

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

69.20+1.201.20m/s

Distance from Earth

48.5 pc (~158 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6124 K

Mass (Solar)

1.25 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.28 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

256.1293°, -43.3104°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2008

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 153950 b

System Context

HD 153950 b orbits HD 153950 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 937.6 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 499.4 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 48.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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