Astronomy:BD-08°2823 c

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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Sextans
BD-08°2823 c
Discovery
Discovered byHebrard et al.
Discovery siteLa Silla Observatory
Discovery dateOctober 19, 2009
Radial velocity (HARPS)
Orbital characteristics
0.68 AU (102,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.19
Orbital period237.6 d
astron|astron|helion}}2454193 ± 13
-233 ± 21
Semi-amplitude13.4 ± 1.0
StarBD-08°2823


BD-08°2823 c (also known as HIP 49067 c) is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type main sequence star BD-08°2823, located approximately 135 light years away in the constellation Sextans. This planet has at least one-thirds the mass of Jupiter and takes 7.8 months to orbit the star at a semimajor axis of 0.68 AU. This planet was detected by HARPS on October 19, 2009, together with 29 other planets, including BD-08°2823 b.[1]

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Coordinates: Sky map 10h 00m 47.7213s, −09° 31′ 00.046″