Astronomy:HD 47536 b
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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Canis Major
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Setiawan et al.[1] |
| Discovery site |  Chile |
| Discovery date | January 22, 2003[2] |
| Radial velocity | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| astron|astron|helion}} | 1.96 AU (293,000,000 km) |
| astron|astron|helion}} | 1.26 AU (188,000,000 km) |
| 1.61 AU (241,000,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2 ± 0.08 |
| Orbital period | 430 d 1.18 y |
| Average Orbital speed | 40.8 |
| astron|astron|helion}} | 2,451,599 ± 21.5 |
| 260.8 ± 23.7 | |
| Semi-amplitude | 113 ± 11 |
| Star | HD 47536 |
HD 47536 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 400 light-years away. Its inclination and thereby true mass is being calculated via astrometry with Hubble. The astrometricians expect publication by mid-2009.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Setiawan, J. et al. (2003). "Evidence of a sub-stellar companion around HD 47536". Astronomy and Astrophysics 398 (2): L19–L23. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021846. Bibcode: 2003A&A...398L..19S. http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full/2003/05/aaek052/aaek052.html.
- ↑ "Distant World in Peril Discovered from La Silla" (Press release). Garching, Germany: European Southern Observatory. January 22, 2003. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ↑ Fritz Benedict, G.; McArthur, Barbara E.; Bean, Jacob L. (2008). "HST FGS astrometry - the value of fractional millisecond of arc precision". arXiv:0803.0296v1 [astro-ph].
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Coordinates: 
06h 37m 47.6189s, −32° 20′ 23.045″
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