Astronomy:HD 37124 b
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Short description: Exoplanet in the constellation Taurus
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | California and Carnegie Planet Search |
| Discovery site | W. M. Keck Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 1, 1999 |
| Doppler spectroscopy | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.53 AU (79,000,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.055 |
| Orbital period | 154.46 ± 0.369 d |
| astron|astron|helion}} | 2,450,000.11 |
| 140.5 | |
| Semi-amplitude | 27.5 |
| Star | HD 37124 |
HD 37124 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 103 light-years away in the constellation of Taurus (the Bull). The planet was discovered in 1999 orbiting the star HD 37124. Based on its mass, it is most likely that this planet is a Jovian planet (like Jupiter).[2]
References
- ↑ "Astronomers discover six new planets orbiting nearby stars" (Press release). Kamuela, Hawaii: W. M. Keck Observatory. November 1, 1999. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vogt, Steven S.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Butler, R. Paul; Apps, Kevin (20 June 2000). "Six New Planets from the Keck Precision Velocity Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 536 (2): 902–914. doi:10.1086/308981. Bibcode: 2000ApJ...536..902V.
External links
- Goździewski, K. (January 2003). "A dynamical analysis of the HD 37124 planetary system". Astronomy & Astrophysics 398 (1): 315–325. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021602. Bibcode: 2003A&A...398..315G.
- Ji, Jianghui; Liu, Lin; Kinoshita, Hiroshi; Zhou, Jilin; Nakai, Hiroshi; Li, Guangyu (1 July 2003). "The Librating Companions in HD 37124, HD 12661, HD 82943, 47 Ursa Majoris, and GJ 876: Alignment or Antialignment?". The Astrophysical Journal 591 (1): L57–L60. doi:10.1086/377038. Bibcode: 2003ApJ...591L..57J.
Coordinates: 
05h 37m 02.4864s, +20° 43′ 50.836″
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