Astronomy:HD 47186 c

Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation of Canis Major

HD 47186 c

Discovery
Discovered by	Bouchy et al.
Discovery site	La Silla Observatory
Discovery date	June 16, 2008
Detection method	Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
astron|astron|helion}}	2.991 AU (447,400,000 km)
astron|astron|helion}}	1.799 AU (269,100,000 km)
Semi-major axis	2.395 AU (358,300,000 km)
Eccentricity	0.249 ± 0.073
Orbital period	1353.6 ± 57.1 d 3.7059 ± 0.156 y
Average Orbital speed	19.31
astron|astron|helion}}	2,452,010 ± 180
Star	HD 47186

HD 47186 c is an extrasolar planet located approximately 123 light years away in the constellation of Canis Major, orbiting the star HD 47186. This planet has a minimum mass of 0.35061 times that of Jupiter, or 1.1712 times that of Saturn. It takes 1353.6 days or 3.7059 years to revolve around the star in about the same eccentricity as the dwarf planet Pluto. This planet orbits at about the same distance from the star as the asteroid Vesta is from the Sun.

External links

• "HD 47186 c". Exoplanets. http://media4.obspm.fr/exoplanets/base/planete.php?etoile=HD+47186&planete=c.