HD 40979 b

HD 40979 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star HD 40979
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension (α) 06h 04m 29.942s[1]
Declination (δ) +44° 15 37.59[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 6.734
Distance108 ± 2[1] ly
(33.1 ± 0.5[1] pc)
Spectral type F8V
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 0.855 ± 0.049 AU
(127.9 Gm)
Periastron (q) 0.625 AU
(93.5 Gm)
Apastron (Q) 1.085 AU
(162.3 Gm)
Eccentricity (e) 0.269 ± 0.034
Orbital period(P) 263.84 ± 0.71 d
(0.72 y)
Orbital speed (υ) 35.5 km/s
Argument of
periastron
(ω) 318 ± 10°
Time of periastron (T0) 2,451,748.1
± 8.6 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 112 ± 5 m/s
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)3.83 ± 0.36 MJ
(1217 M)
Discovery information
Discovery date 13 June 2002
Discoverer(s) Fischer et al.[2]
Discovery method Radial velocity
Discovery site Lick and Keck Observatory
Fairborn Observatory
 USA
Discovery status Published[2]
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

HD 40979 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 40979, was detected from the Lick and Keck observatories and photometric observations at Fairborn Observatory reveal low-amplitude brightness variations in HD 40979. It is thought to be a large gas giant planet. It was discovered in 2002 by Debra Fischer.[2]

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Coordinates: 06h 04m 29.9431s, +44° 15′ 37.599″


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