Astronomy:HD 47186 b

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HD 47186 b
Discovery
Discovered byBouchy et al.
Discovery siteChile La Silla Observatory
Discovery dateJune 16, 2008
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
astron|astron|helion}}0.052 AU (7,800,000 km)
astron|astron|helion}}0.048 AU (7,200,000 km)
0.050 AU (7,500,000 km)
Eccentricity0.038 ± 0.02
Orbital period4.0845 ± 0.0002 d
Average Orbital speed130
astron|astron|helion}}2,454,562.77 ± 0.08
StarHD 47186


HD 47186 b is a short-period “hot Neptune” extrasolar planet orbiting the nearby G-type star HD 47186 in the constellation Canis Major, at a distance of approximately 123 ly (38 pc) from Earth. With a minimum mass of about 22.8 M⊕, it belongs to the population of low-mass, close-in planets identified by high-precision radial velocity surveys of bright stars. The planet orbits at a distance of roughly 0.05 astronomical unit|au (7,500,000 km; 4,600,000 mi) and completes one revolution in 4.0845 days. Its orbit is nearly circular, with an eccentricity of about 0.04.[1]

References

  1. Lovis, C.; Mayor, M.; Bouchy, F.; Pepe, F.; Queloz, D.; Udry, S.; Benz, Willy; Mordasini, Christoph (2008). "Towards the characterization of the hot Neptune/super-Earth population around nearby bright stars". Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 4 (S253): 502–505. doi:10.1017/S1743921308026513. 

Coordinates: Sky map 06h 36m 08.7880s, −27° 37′ 20.268″

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