HD 159868 c
Orbiting HD 159868
HD 159868 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 159868, discovered in 2012 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
244.09
Earth masses
Orbital Period
351.0
days
Distance
55.9
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
244.09
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Luhn et al. 2019
Orbital Period
351.000+1.100−1.100days
Semi-Major Axis
1.0320+0.0640−0.0640au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
244.09+13.98−13.98
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.7680+0.0440−0.0440
Eccentricity
0.1840+0.0370−0.0370
Epoch of Periastron
2453225.00+13.00−13.00days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
272.0+16.0−16.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
20.00+1.10−1.10m/s
Distance from Earth
55.9 pc (~182 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5534 K
Mass (Solar)
1.19 M☉
Radius (Solar)
2.13 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
264.7467°, -43.1462°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: HD 159868 c
HD 159868 c orbits HD 159868 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 244.09 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 351 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 55.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
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