HD 68988 b
Orbiting HD 68988
HD 68988 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 68988, discovered in 2001 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
626.13
Earth masses
Orbital Period
6.3
days
Distance
60.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
626.13
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Stassun et al. 2017
Orbital Period
6.277+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0700+0.0000−0.0000au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
626.13+31.78−31.78
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
1.9700+0.1000−0.1000
Eccentricity
0.1200+0.0100−0.0100
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
184.70+3.70−3.70m/s
Distance from Earth
60.8 pc (~198 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5932 K
Mass (Solar)
1.28 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.19 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
124.5935°, 61.4609°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2001
Source ID: HD 68988 b
HD 68988 b orbits HD 68988 and was reported in 2001 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 626.13 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 6.28 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 60.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
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