HD 68402 b
Orbiting HD 68402
HD 68402 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 68402, discovered in 2016 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
975.74
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1103.0
days
Distance
78.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
975.74
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Jenkins et al. 2017
Orbital Period
1103.000+33.000−33.000days
Semi-Major Axis
2.1800+0.0900−0.0900au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
975.74+111.24−111.24
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
3.0700+0.3500−0.3500
Eccentricity
0.0300+0.0600−0.0600
Argument of Periastron
17.2+131.8−131.8deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
54.70+5.30−5.30m/s
Distance from Earth
78.4 pc (~256 ly)
Spectral Type
G5 IV/V
Temperature
5950 K
Mass (Solar)
1.12 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.02 R☉
Luminosity
0.07 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
121.3475°, -74.4101°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: HD 68402 b
HD 68402 b orbits HD 68402 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 975.74 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 1,103 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 78.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5 IV/V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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