Exoplanet

HD 68988 c

Orbiting HD 68988

Overview

HD 68988 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 68988, discovered in 2021 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

4767.43

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16000.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

60.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

4767.43

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rosenthal et al. 2021

Orbital Period

16000.000+11000.0003500.000days

Semi-Major Axis

13.2000+5.30002.0000au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

4767.43+889.92476.74

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

15.0000+2.80001.5000

Eccentricity

0.4500+0.13000.0810

Argument of Periastron

-7.4+2.12.5deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

121.00+13.007.30m/s

Distance from Earth

60.8 pc (~198 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5883 K

Mass (Solar)

1.17 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.26 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

124.5935°, 61.4609°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 68988 c

System Context

HD 68988 c orbits HD 68988 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 4,767.43 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 16,000 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 60.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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