Astronomy:HD 30562 b

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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Eridanus
HD 30562 b
Discovery[1]
Discovery dateAugust 12, 2009
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics[2]
2.299+0.032
−0.033
 astronomical unit|AU
Eccentricity0.748+0.036
−0.042
Orbital period1153+14
−15
 d

3.158+0.039
−0.042
 yr
Inclination65°+17°
−22°
or 115°+22°
−17°
Longitude of ascending node92°+64°
−67°
astron|astron|helion}}2455914+17
−18
78.2°+6.7°
−6.4°
StarHD 30562
Physical characteristics[2]
Mass1.47+0.45
−0.18
 Jupiter mass


HD 30562 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the F-type main sequence star HD 30562, located approximately 85.4 light years away in the constellation Eridanus.[1]

This planet is unusual that it orbits in a very oval path like comets in the Solar System. The semimajor axis of the orbit is 2.30 AU and it ranges from 0.55 AU to 4.05 AU. It has a minimum mass 1.29 times that of Jupiter. The orbital period of this planet is 38 months compared with 12 months for the Earth.

This eccentric Jupiter was discovered on August 12, 2009 by using the radial velocity method which was designed to study the wobble of stars caused by their planet's gravity over the course of their orbit. Another study confirmed it in 2012.[3] In 2023, the inclination and true mass of HD 30562 b were determined via astrometry.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fischer, Debra et al. (2009). "Five planets and an independent confirmation of HD 196885 Ab from Lick Observatory". The Astrophysical Journal 703 (2): 1545–1556. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/703/2/1545. Bibcode2009ApJ...703.1545F. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Xiao, Guang-Yao et al. (March 2023). "The Masses of a Sample of Radial-Velocity Exoplanets with Astrometric Measurements". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics 23 (5). doi:10.1088/1674-4527/accb7e. Bibcode2023RAA....23e5022X. 
  3. Marmier, M. et al. (2013). "The CORALIE survey for southern extrasolar planets XVII. New and updated long period and massive planets". Astronomy and Astrophysics 551: A90. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219639. Bibcode2013A&A...551A..90M. https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2013/03/aa19639-12/aa19639-12.html. 

Coordinates: Sky map 04h 48m 36.3857s, −05° 40′ 26.561″