Exoplanet

HD 156279 b

Orbiting HD 156279

Overview

HD 156279 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 156279, discovered in 2011 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

2997.76

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

133.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

36.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

2997.76

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Feng et al. 2022

Orbital Period

133.404+0.0040.004days

Semi-Major Axis

0.5020+0.02000.0220au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

2997.76+242.19254.58

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

9.4320+0.76200.8010

Eccentricity

0.6470+0.00080.0007

Epoch of Periastron

2452724.51+0.090.09days(BJD)

Argument of Periastron

265.7+0.10.1deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

509.45+0.630.61m/s

Distance from Earth

36.2 pc (~118 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.94 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

258.0967°, 63.3528°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 156279 b

System Context

HD 156279 b orbits HD 156279 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 2,997.76 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 133.4 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 36.2 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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