Exoplanet

HD 59686 A b

Orbiting HD 59686 A

Overview

HD 59686 A b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 59686 A, discovered in 2016 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

2199.38

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

299.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

89.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

2199.38

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Ortiz et al. 2016

Orbital Period

299.360+0.2600.310days

Semi-Major Axis

1.0860+0.00060.0007au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

2199.38+57.2176.28

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

6.9200+0.18000.2400

Eccentricity

0.0500+0.03000.0200

Argument of Periastron

121.0+28.024.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

136.90+3.804.60m/s

Distance from Earth

89.3 pc (~291 ly)

Spectral Type

K2 III

Temperature

4658 K

Mass (Solar)

1.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

13.20 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

112.9519°, 17.0857°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 59686 A b

System Context

HD 59686 A b orbits HD 59686 A and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 2,199.38 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 299.36 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 89.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K2 III, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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