HD 168746 b
Orbiting HD 168746
HD 168746 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 168746, discovered in 2002 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
85.81
Earth masses
Orbital Period
6.4
days
Distance
41.6
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
85.81
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
6.404+0.001−0.001days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0700+0.0000−0.0000au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
85.81+6.36−6.36
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.2700+0.0200−0.0200
Eccentricity
0.1100+0.0800−0.0800
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
28.60+1.70−1.70m/s
Distance from Earth
41.6 pc (~136 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5570 K
Mass (Solar)
1.07 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.09 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
275.4573°, -11.9230°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2002
Source ID: HD 168746 b
HD 168746 b orbits HD 168746 and was reported in 2002 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 85.81 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 6.4 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 41.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
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