Astronomy:HD 179079 b
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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Aquila
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Valenti et al.[1] |
| Discovery site | Keck Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 12, 2009 |
| Radial velocity | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.1214±0.0068 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.049±0.087[2] |
| Orbital period | 14.479±0.01[2] d |
| astron|astron|helion}} | 2463211.3±3.0[2] |
| 308±77[2] | |
| Semi-amplitude | 6.22±0.78[2] |
| Star | HD 179079 |
HD 179079 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type subgiant star HD 179079, located approximately 228 light years away in the constellation Aquila. This planet has mass only 1/12 that of Jupiter or 1.5 times Neptune. The planet orbits very close to the star, at a distance of 0.11 AU. This planet takes two weeks to revolve around the star.[1] This planet was discovered using the Keck telescopes on August 12, 2009.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Valenti, Jeff A. et al. (2009). "Two Exoplanets Discovered at Keck Observatory". The Astrophysical Journal 702 (2): 989–997. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/702/2/989. Bibcode: 2009ApJ...702..989V.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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. Bibcode: 2018AJ....156..213M.
Coordinates: 
19h 11m 09.8291s, −02° 38′ 18.185″
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