Exoplanet

HD 187123 b

Orbiting HD 187123

Overview

HD 187123 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 187123, discovered in 1998 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

166.22

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

46.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)

166.22

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Wright et al. 2009

Orbital Period

3.097+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0426+0.00250.0025au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

166.22+13.6713.67

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.5230+0.04300.0430

Eccentricity

0.0103+0.00590.0059

Epoch of Periastron

2454343.12+0.310.31days

Argument of Periastron

25.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

69.40+0.450.45m/s

Distance from Earth

46.0 pc (~150 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5790 K

Mass (Solar)

1.04 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.15 R☉

Luminosity

0.13 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.7429°, 34.4190°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

1998

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 187123 b

System Context

HD 187123 b orbits HD 187123 and was reported in 1998 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 166.22 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 3.1 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 46 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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