HD 159243 c
Orbiting HD 159243
HD 159243 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 159243, discovered in 2013 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
603.90
Earth masses
Orbital Period
248.4
days
Distance
73.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
603.90
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Moutou et al. 2014
Orbital Period
248.400+4.900−4.900days
Semi-Major Axis
0.8000+0.0200−0.0200au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
603.90+41.32−41.32
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
1.9000+0.1300−0.1300
Eccentricity
0.0750+0.0500−0.0500
Argument of Periastron
69.0+97.0−97.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
56.60+3.30−3.30m/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 c
HD 159243 c orbits HD 159243 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 603.9 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 248.4 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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