Exoplanet

HD 9446 c

Orbiting HD 9446

Overview

HD 9446 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star HD 9446, discovered in 2009 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Minimum Mass (M sin i)

578.43

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

192.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

50.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

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

578.43

Radial-velocity minimum

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Hebrard et al. 2010

Orbital Period

192.900+0.9000.900days

Semi-Major Axis

0.6540+0.02200.0220au

M sin(i) (Earth masses)

578.43+54.0354.03

M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)

1.8200+0.17000.1700

Eccentricity

0.0600+0.06000.0600

Epoch of Periastron

2454510.00+70.0070.00days

Argument of Periastron

100.0+130.0130.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

63.90+4.304.30m/s

Distance from Earth

50.4 pc (~164 ly)

Spectral Type

G5 V

Temperature

5793 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.00 R☉

Luminosity

0.04 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

23.3350°, 29.2649°

Discovery Method

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources

Source ID: HD 9446 c

System Context

HD 9446 c orbits HD 9446 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a minimum mass of 578.43 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 192.9 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 50.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G5 V, and 2 known planets in the system.

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