Exoplanet

HD 18742 b

Orbiting HD 18742

Overview

HD 18742 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 18742, discovered in 2011 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

1080.62

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

766.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

162.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

1080.62

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Luhn et al. 2019

Orbital Period

766.000+25.00025.000days

Semi-Major Axis

1.8200+0.14000.1400au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

1080.62+381.40381.40

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

3.4000+1.20001.2000

Eccentricity

0.0400+0.03500.0350

Epoch of Periastron

2455280.00+140.00140.00days(JD)

Argument of Periastron

190.0+74.074.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

61.00+22.0022.00m/s

Distance from Earth

162.7 pc (~531 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4940 K

Mass (Solar)

1.36 M☉

Radius (Solar)

5.13 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

45.0443°, -20.8027°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 18742 b

System Context

HD 18742 b orbits HD 18742 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 1,080.62 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 766 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 162.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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