Exoplanet

HD 90156 b

Orbiting HD 90156

Overview

HD 90156 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 90156, discovered in 2011 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

17.98

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

49.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

21.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

17.98

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Mordasini et al. 2011

Orbital Period

49.770+0.0700.070days

Semi-Major Axis

0.2500+0.00400.0040au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

17.98+1.461.46

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

0.0570+0.00500.0050

Eccentricity

0.3100+0.10000.1000

Argument of Periastron

113.0+18.018.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

3.69+0.250.25m/s

Distance from Earth

21.9 pc (~72 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5599 K

Mass (Solar)

0.84 M☉

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

-0.14 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

155.9801°, -29.6451°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 90156 b

System Context

HD 90156 b orbits HD 90156 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 17.98 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 49.77 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 21.9 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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