HD 72659 b
Orbiting HD 72659
HD 72659 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 72659, discovered in 2002 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
906.13
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3549.0
days
Distance
51.9
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
906.13
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Ruggieri et al. 2025
Orbital Period
3549.000+10.000−10.000days
Semi-Major Axis
4.6070+0.0390−0.0390au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
906.13+18.12−18.12
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
2.8510+0.0570−0.0570
Eccentricity
0.2393+0.0098−0.0098
Epoch of Periastron
2453594.00+22.00−22.00days(BJD)
Argument of Periastron
-95.9+2.6−2.6deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
38.23+0.46−0.46m/s
Distance from Earth
51.9 pc (~169 ly)
Spectral Type
G2 V
Temperature
5929 K
Mass (Solar)
1.03 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.36 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
128.5128°, -1.5686°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2002
Source ID: HD 72659 b
HD 72659 b orbits HD 72659 and was reported in 2002 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 906.13 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 3,549 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 51.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G2 V, and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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