Exoplanet

HD 81040 b

Orbiting HD 81040

Overview

HD 81040 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 81040, discovered in 2005 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Mass

2301.08

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1002.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

34.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

2301.08

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Li et al. 2021

Orbital Period

1002.700+4.0003.400days

Semi-Major Axis

1.9460+0.01400.0140au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

2301.08+317.83117.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

7.2400+1.00000.3700

Eccentricity

0.5250+0.02400.0260

Epoch of Periastron

2455511.10+10.008.70days(JD)

Argument of Periastron

81.0+3.33.3deg

Distance from Earth

34.4 pc (~112 ly)

Spectral Type

G2/G3

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.99 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

-0.08 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

140.9455°, 20.3646°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2005

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 81040 b

System Context

HD 81040 b orbits HD 81040 and was reported in 2005 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a mass of 2,301.08 Earth masses and an orbital period of 1,002.7 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 34.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G2/G3, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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