HD 86950 b
Orbiting HD 86950
HD 86950 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 86950, discovered in 2016 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
1144.19
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1270.0
days
Distance
209.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
1144.19
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Wittenmyer et al. 2017
Orbital Period
1270.000+57.000−57.000days
Semi-Major Axis
2.7200+0.0800−0.0800au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
1144.19+222.48−222.48
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
3.6000+0.7000−0.7000
Eccentricity
0.1700+0.1600−0.1600
Epoch of Periastron
2454245.00+161.00−161.00days(BJD)
Argument of Periastron
243.0+70.0−70.0deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
49.00+12.00−12.00m/s
Distance from Earth
209.8 pc (~684 ly)
Spectral Type
K1 III
Temperature
4805 K
Mass (Solar)
1.66 M☉
Radius (Solar)
8.80 R☉
Luminosity
1.56 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
150.4067°, -17.3331°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: HD 86950 b
HD 86950 b orbits HD 86950 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 1,144.19 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 1,270 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 209.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K1 III, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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