Astronomy:HD 224693 b

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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Cetus
HD 224693 b / Xólotl
Discovery
Discovered byJohnson and NK2 consortium
Discovery siteHawaii, United States
Discovery dateApril 17, 2006
Doppler Spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
0.191±0.014 AU
Eccentricity0.104±0.017[1]
Orbital period26.6904±0.0019[1] d
astron|astron|helion}}2463193.79±0.77[1]
358±10[1]
Semi-amplitude39.96±0.68[1]
StarHD 224693


HD 224693 b, also named Xólotl, is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 224693 every 27 days with a minimum mass 70% of Jupiter.[2]

The planet HD 224693 b is named Xólotl. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Mexico, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Xólotl means animal in the native Nahuatl language and was an Aztec deity associated with the evening star (Venus).[3][4]

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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. Johnson, John Asher et al. (2006). "The N2K Consortium. VI. Doppler Shifts without Templates and Three New Short-Period Planets". The Astrophysical Journal 647 (1): 600–611. doi:10.1086/505173. Bibcode2006ApJ...647..600J. 
  3. "Approved names" (in en). http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/final-results. 
  4. "International Astronomical Union | IAU". https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1912/. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 23h 59m 53.8329s, −22° 25′ 41.208″