Exoplanet

HD 240237 b

Orbiting HD 240237

Overview

HD 240237 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 240237, discovered in 2011 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

5050.32

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

745.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

933.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

5050.32

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

745.700+14.00014.000days

Semi-Major Axis

1.9200+0.16000.1600au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

5050.32+1773.491773.49

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

15.8900+5.58005.5800

Eccentricity

0.4000+0.10000.1000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

91.50+12.8012.80m/s

Distance from Earth

933.4 pc (~3044 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

3926 K

Mass (Solar)

8.76 M☉

Radius (Solar)

71.23 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

348.9259°, 58.0432°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 240237 b

System Context

HD 240237 b orbits HD 240237 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 5,050.32 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 745.7 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 933.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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HD 240237 b