Exoplanet

HD 4208 b

Orbiting HD 4208

Overview

HD 4208 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 4208, discovered in 2001 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

257.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

833.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

34.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

257.44

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Barbato et al. 2018

Orbital Period

832.970+2.1501.890days

Semi-Major Axis

1.6620+0.01500.0150au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

257.44+4.454.77

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.8100+0.01400.0150

Eccentricity

0.0420+0.03900.0290

Epoch of Periastron

2456505.50+127.30491.30days(BJD)

Argument of Periastron

217.6+57.667.5deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

19.03+0.850.79m/s

Distance from Earth

34.2 pc (~112 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5717 K

Mass (Solar)

0.88 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.85 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

11.1126°, -26.5150°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2001

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 4208 b

System Context

HD 4208 b orbits HD 4208 and was reported in 2001 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 257.44 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 832.97 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 34.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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