Exoplanet

HD 2638 b

Orbiting HD 2638

Overview

HD 2638 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 2638, discovered in 2005 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

133.49

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

55.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

133.49

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017

Orbital Period

3.444+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0400+0.00000.0000au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

133.49+9.539.53

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.4200+0.03000.0300

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

67.40+0.400.40m/s

Distance from Earth

55.0 pc (~179 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5186 K

Mass (Solar)

0.77 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.94 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

3

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

7.4990°, -5.7650°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2005

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 2638 b

System Context

HD 2638 b orbits HD 2638 and was reported in 2005 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 133.49 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 3.44 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 55 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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