Astronomy:HD 125612 c

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Short description: Exoplanet orbiting the star HD 125162
HD 125612 c
Discovery
Discovered byLo Curto et al.
Discovery siteLa Silla Observatory
Discovery dateOctober 19, 2009
Radial velocity (HARPS)
Orbital characteristics
0.0524±0.0031 AU
Eccentricity0.049±0.038[1]
Orbital period4.15514±0.00026[1] d
astron|astron|helion}}2463057.6±1.7[1]
123±147[1]
Semi-amplitude6.46±0.44[1]
StarHD 125612


HD 125612 c is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type main sequence star HD 125612, located approximately 188 light years away in the constellation Virgo.[2] The discovery of this planet was announced by the HARPS team on October 19, 2009, together with 31 other planets, including HD 125612 d.[3]

In April 2010, the Spitzer Space Telescope was used to search for the transit of this planet across the face of its host star. The initial light curve was consistent with a transit, however new observations with Spitzer in September 2010 did not confirm the transit signal. Analysis of both Spitzer light curves showed that the possibility of a transit was only 0.24% compared to 9.7% prior to these observations.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ment, Kristo et al. (2018). "Radial Velocities from the N2K Project: Six New Cold Gas Giant Planets Orbiting HD 55696, HD 98736, HD 148164, HD 203473, and HD 211810". The Astronomical Journal 156 (5): 213. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aae1f5. Bibcode2018AJ....156..213M. 
  2. Lo Curto, G. et al. (2010). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets. XXII. Multiple planet systems from the HARPS volume limited sample". Astronomy and Astrophysics 512: A48. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913523. Bibcode2010A&A...512A..48L. http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2010/04/aa13523-09/aa13523-09.html. 
  3. "32 New Exoplanets Found" (Press release). European Southern Observatory. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  4. Gillon, M. et al. (2017). "The Spitzer search for the transits of HARPS low-mass planets. II. Null results for 19 planets". Astronomy and Astrophysics 601: A117. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201629270. Bibcode2017A&A...601A.117G. https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2017/05/aa29270-16/aa29270-16.html. 

Coordinates: Sky map 14h 20m 53.5147s, −17° 28′ 53.475″