Astronomy:HD 114762 b

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Short description: Star in the constellation Coma Berenices
HD 114762 b[1]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Coma Berenices
Right ascension  13h 12m 19.7428s[2]
Declination +17° 31′ 01.654″[2]
Astrometry
Distance126±2[2] ly
(38.6±0.7[2] pc)
Orbit
PrimaryHD 114762
Period (P)83.915±0.003 d[3]
Semi-major axis (a)0.375±0.006 AU[3]
Eccentricity (e)0.566+0.012
−0.011
[3]
Inclination (i)6.23+1.97
−1.26
[3]°
Periastron epoch (T)2449889.106±0.186[4]
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
201.3±1.0[3]°
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
612.48±3.52[4] km/s
Details
Mass107+20
−27
[3] 147.0+39.3
−42.0
[5] MJup
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 114762 b is a small red dwarf star, in the HD 114762 system,[3] formerly thought to be a massive gaseous[6][7] extrasolar planet,[8] approximately 126 light-years (38.6 pc) away in the constellation of Coma Berenices.[1][6] This optically undetected companion to the late F-type main-sequence star HD 114762 was discovered in 1989 by Latham, et al.,[7] and confirmed in an October 1991 paper by Cochran, et al.[9] It was thought to be the first discovered exoplanet (although its existence was confirmed after those around PSR B1257+12.)

The object orbits the primary star every 83.9 days at an approximate distance of 0.37 AU,[3] with an orbital eccentricity of 0.57;[3] for comparison, this orbit is similar to that of Mercury but with almost three times the eccentricity.[3] Based on the radial velocity measurements alone, it was estimated to have a minimum mass of 11.069±0.063  ||J}}}}}} (at 90°)[10] and a probable mass of approximately 63.2 ||J}}}}}} (at 10°).[11] However, analysis of its astrometric perturbation of its host star in 2019 found it to have an extremely low inclination of only 6.23+1.97
−1.26
degrees, giving it a true mass of 107+20
−27
 MJ and putting it well outside of the range of planetary masses (less than 13 ||J}}}}}}).[3]

HD 114762 b was thought for a time to be the first extrasolar planet ever detected, predating the 1992 pulsar planets found around PSR B1257+12 and main-sequence yellow dwarf 51 Pegasi.[12][13] However, now that it has been found to not be a planet, the planets found orbiting PSR B1257+12 were indeed the first exoplanets ever found.[3]

At an event celebrating the career of discoverer David Latham and attended by his colleagues and collaborators, the object was informally dubbed "Latham's Planet".[14] However, this name has no official standing with the International Astronomical Union.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Butler, R. P. et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 646 (1): 505–522. doi:10.1086/504701. Bibcode2006ApJ...646..505B. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Brown, A. G. A et al. (2016). "Gaia Data Release 1. Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics 595: A2. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629512. Bibcode2016A&A...595A...2G. https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2016/11/aa29512-16/aa29512-16.html. Gaia Data Release 1 catalog entry
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Kiefer, Flavien (17 October 2019). "Determining the mass of the planetary candidate HD 114762 b using Gaia". Astronomy & Astrophysics 632: L9. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201936942. Bibcode2019A&A...632L...9K. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kane, Stephen R. et al. (2011). "Revised Orbit and Transit Exclusion for HD 114762b". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 735 (2): L41. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/735/2/L41. Bibcode2011ApJ...735L..41K. 
  5. Kiefer, F. et al. (January 2021). "Determining the true mass of radial-velocity exoplanets with Gaia. Nine planet candidates in the brown dwarf or stellar regime and 27 confirmed planets". Astronomy & Astrophysics 645. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039168. Bibcode2021A&A...645A...7K. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 North, Gerald (2003). Astronomy in Depth. New York: Springer. p. 185. ISBN 9781852335809. https://books.google.com/books?id=D3RRG9W8nSYC&pg=PA185. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Latham, David W. et al. (4 May 1989). "The unseen companion of HD114762: a probable brown dwarf". Nature 339 (6219): 38–40. doi:10.1038/339038a0. Bibcode1989Natur.339...38L. 
  8. "HD 114762b". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+114762b. 
  9. Cochran, William D. et al. (10 October 1991). "Constraints on the Companion Object to HD 114762". The Astrophysical Journal 380: L35–L38. doi:10.1086/186167. Bibcode1991ApJ...380L..35C. 
  10. Wang, Sharon Xuesong et al. (2012). "The Discovery of HD 37605c and a Dispositive Null Detection of Transits of HD 37605b". The Astrophysical Journal 761 (1): 46–59. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/761/1/46. Bibcode2012ApJ...761...46W. 
  11. Kane, Stephen R.; Gelino, Dawn M. (2012). "Distinguishing between stellar and planetary companions with phase monitoring". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 424 (1): 779–788. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21265.x. Bibcode2012MNRAS.424..779K. https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/424/1/779/1012726. 
  12. Hale, Alan (1995). "On the Nature of the Companion to HD 114762". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (The University of Chicago Press) 107 (707): 22–26. doi:10.1086/133511. Bibcode1995PASP..107...22H. 
  13. Marcy, Geoffrey W. et al. (1999). "Two New Candidate Planets in Eccentric Orbits". The Astrophysical Journal 520 (1): 239–247. doi:10.1086/307451. Bibcode1999ApJ...520..239M. 
  14. Johnson, John (2016). How do you find an Exoplanet?. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-691-15681-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=-DNJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA137. 

Coordinates: Sky map 13h 12m 19.7427s, +17° 31′ 01.643″