Astronomy:Gliese 649 b

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Gliese 649 b
Discovery
Discovered byJohnson et al.[1]
Discovery date2009-12-17
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
1.135±0.035 AU
Eccentricity0.30±0.08
Orbital period598.3±4.2 d
astron|astron|helion}}12876±22
352±15
Semi-amplitude12.4±1.1
StarGliese 649


Gliese 649 b /ˈɡlzə/, or Gl 649 b is an extrasolar planet, orbiting the 10th magnitude M-type star Gliese 649, 10 parsecs from earth. This planet is a sub-Jupiter, massing 0.328 Jupiter mass and orbits at 1.135 AU.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Johnson, John Asher et al. (2010). "The California Planet Survey II. A Saturn-Mass Planet Orbiting the M Dwarf Gl649". The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 122 (888): 149–155. doi:10.1086/651007. Bibcode2010PASP..122..149J. 

Coordinates: Sky map 16h 58m 09s, +25° 44′ 39″