Astronomy:HD 12661 c

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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Aries
HD 12661 c
HD 12661 c (Celestia).jpg
The exoplanet HD 12661 c (min mass ~1.57 MJ)
Discovery
Discovered byFischer et al.[1]
Discovery siteCalifornia & Carnegie
Planet Search
 USA
Discovery dateApril 1, 2003
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
2.56 AU (383,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.031 ± 0.022
Orbital period1708 ± 14 d
astron|astron|helion}}2,452,130 ± 330
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Semi-amplitude29.27 ± 0.88
StarHD 12661


HD 12661 c is a giant exoplanet one and a half times the mass of Jupiter orbiting around HD 12661.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fischer, Debra A. et al. (2003). "A Planetary Companion to HD 40979 and Additional Planets Orbiting HD 12661 and HD 38529". The Astrophysical Journal 586 (2): 1394–1408. doi:10.1086/367889. Bibcode2003ApJ...586.1394F. 


Coordinates: Sky map 02h 04m 34.36s, +25° 24′ 53″