HD 179949 b
Orbiting HD 179949
HD 179949 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 179949, discovered in 2000 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
291.12
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.1
days
Distance
27.5
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
291.12
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Butler et al. 2006
Orbital Period
3.093+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0443+0.0026−0.0026au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
291.12+24.15−24.15
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
0.9160+0.0760−0.0760
Eccentricity
0.0220+0.0150−0.0150
Epoch of Periastron
2451002.36+0.44−0.44days
Argument of Periastron
192.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
112.60+1.80−1.80m/s
Distance from Earth
27.5 pc (~90 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6168 K
Mass (Solar)
1.21 M☉
Radius (Solar)
Unknown
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
288.8890°, -24.1798°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2000
Source ID: HD 179949 b
HD 179949 b orbits HD 179949 and was reported in 2000 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 291.12 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 3.09 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 27.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
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