HD 159243 b
Orbiting HD 159243
HD 159243 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 159243, discovered in 2013 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
359.13
Earth masses
Orbital Period
12.6
days
Distance
73.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
359.13
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Moutou et al. 2014
Orbital Period
12.620+0.004−0.004days
Semi-Major Axis
0.1100+0.0020−0.0020au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
359.13+15.89−15.89
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
1.1300+0.0500−0.0500
Eccentricity
0.0200+0.0180−0.0180
Argument of Periastron
223.0+93.0−93.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
91.10+2.10−2.10m/s
Distance from Earth
73.3 pc (~239 ly)
Spectral Type
G0 V
Temperature
6123 K
Mass (Solar)
1.13 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.12 R☉
Luminosity
0.11 log L☉
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
263.3395°, 5.7008°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: HD 159243 b
HD 159243 b orbits HD 159243 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 359.13 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 12.62 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 73.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G0 V, and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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