HD 162020 b
Orbiting HD 162020
HD 162020 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 162020, discovered in 2002 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
3127.45
Earth masses
Orbital Period
8.4
days
Distance
30.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
3127.45
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
8.428+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0800+0.0000−0.0000au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
3127.45+874.03−874.03
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
9.8400+2.7500−2.7500
Eccentricity
0.2800+0.0000−0.0000
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
1813.00+4.00−4.00m/s
Distance from Earth
30.8 pc (~101 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4723 K
Mass (Solar)
0.42 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.75 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
267.6599°, -40.3185°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2002
Source ID: HD 162020 b
HD 162020 b orbits HD 162020 and was reported in 2002 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 3,127.45 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 8.43 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 30.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
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