Astronomy:HD 11964 b

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Short description: Extrasolar planet orbiting HD 11964
HD 11964 b
Discovery
Discovered byButler et al.
Discovery siteCalifornia ,  United States
Discovery date7 August 2005
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
3.34 ± 0.4 AU (500,000,000 ± 60,000,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0.06 ± 0.2[1]
Orbital period2110 ± 70[1] d
astron|astron|helion}}2,454,170 ± 380[1]
Semi-amplitude9.41 ± 0.39[1]
StarHD 11964


HD 11964 b is an extrasolar planet, a gas giant like Jupiter approximately 110 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The planet orbits the yellow subgiant star HD 11964 in a nearly-circular orbit, taking over 5 years to complete a revolution around the star at a distance of 3.34 astronomical units.[1]

The planet was discovered in 2005 and published as part of the Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets under the designation HD 11964 b.[2] However, since that time there has been confusion as to the designations of the planets in the HD 11964 system, leading to some sources designating this planet as "HD 11964 c".[3][4] In a recent review of the properties of multi-planet extrasolar planetary systems, the discovery team has stated that the correct designation for this planet is HD 11964 b.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Wright, J. T. et al. (2009). "Ten New and Updated Multi-planet Systems, and a Survey of Exoplanetary Systems". The Astrophysical Journal 693 (2): 1084–1099. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1084. Bibcode2009ApJ...693.1084W. 
  2. Butler, R. P. et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 646 (1): 505–522. doi:10.1086/504701. Bibcode2006ApJ...646..505B. 
  3. Raghavan, D. (2006). "Two Suns in The Sky: Stellar Multiplicity in Exoplanet Systems". The Astrophysical Journal 646 (1): 523–542. doi:10.1086/504823. Bibcode2006ApJ...646..523R. http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/0004-637X/646/1/523/64035.html. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 
  4. Schneider, J.. "Notes for planet HD 11964 c". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/hd_11964_c--261/. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 

Coordinates: Sky map 01h 57m 09.6064s, −10° 14′ 32.739″