xi Aql b
Orbiting xi Aql
xi Aql b is an exoplanet orbiting the star xi Aql, discovered in 2007 using the Radial Velocity method.
Minimum Mass (M sin i)
616.90
Earth masses
Orbital Period
137.0
days
Distance
56.2
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
Unknown
Minimum Mass, M sin(i) (Earth masses)
616.90
Radial-velocity minimum
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Teng et al. 2023
Orbital Period
136.970+0.110−0.180days
Semi-Major Axis
0.6250+0.0000−0.0010au
M sin(i) (Earth masses)
616.90+28.92−56.89
M sin(i) (Jupiter masses)
1.9410+0.0910−0.1790
Eccentricity
0.0590+0.0870−0.0370
Epoch of Periastron
2453001.00+46.70−2.10days(JD)
Argument of Periastron
0.0+106.4−2.3deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
53.07+2.69−4.72m/s
Distance from Earth
56.2 pc (~183 ly)
Spectral Type
K0 III
Temperature
4841 K
Mass (Solar)
1.74 M☉
Radius (Solar)
10.86 R☉
Luminosity
1.77 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
298.5624°, 8.4611°
Discovery Method
Radial Velocity
Discovery Year
2007
Source ID: xi Aql b
xi Aql b orbits xi Aql and was reported in 2007 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.
Published measurements list a minimum mass of 616.9 Earth masses (M sin i) and an orbital period of 136.97 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 56.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K0 III, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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