HD 179079 b
Orbiting HD 179079
HD 179079 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 179079, discovered in 2008 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
25.74
Earth masses
Orbital Period
14.5
days
Distance
69.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
25.74
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Ment et al. 2018
Orbital Period
14.479+0.010−0.010days
Semi-Major Axis
0.1214+0.0068−0.0068au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
25.74+6.36−6.36
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.0810+0.0200−0.0200
Eccentricity
0.0490+0.0870−0.0870
Epoch of Periastron
2463211.30+3.00−3.00days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
308.0+77.0−77.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
6.22+0.78−0.78m/s
Distance from Earth
69.7 pc (~227 ly)
Spectral Type
G5 IV
Temperature
5646 K
Mass (Solar)
1.14 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.63 R☉
Luminosity
0.38 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
287.7904°, -2.6388°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2008
Source ID: HD 179079 b
HD 179079 b orbits HD 179079 and was reported in 2008 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 25.74 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 14.48 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 69.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5 IV, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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