Astronomy:HD 68988 b
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Short description: Hot Jupiter in the constellation Ursa Major
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Vogt et al. |
| Discovery site | Keck Observatory |
| Discovery date | 15 October 2001 |
| Radial velocity | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| astron|astron|helion}} | 0.0809 AU (12,100,000 km) |
| astron|astron|helion}} | 0.0599 AU (8,960,000 km) |
| 0.0704 AU (10,530,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1497 ± 0.0079 |
| Orbital period | 6.27670 ± 0.000053 d 0.0171844 y |
| Average Orbital speed | 122 |
| astron|astron|helion}} | 2451549.062 ± 0.040 |
| 40 ± 170 | |
| Semi-amplitude | 191.6 ± 1.7 |
| Star | HD 68988 |
HD 68988 b is a hot jupiter located approximately 192 light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major, orbiting the star HD 68988 in a moderately eccentric orbit.[1][2]
The planet HD 68988 b is called Albmi. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Norway , during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Albmi means sky in the Northern Sami language.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ Butler, R. P. et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 646 (1): 505–522. doi:10.1086/504701. Bibcode: 2006ApJ...646..505B. http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/0004-637X/646/1/505/64046.html.
- ↑ Vogt, Steven S. et al. (2002). "Ten Low-Mass Companions from the Keck Precision Velocity Survey". The Astrophysical Journal 568 (1): 352–362. doi:10.1086/338768. Bibcode: 2002ApJ...568..352V. http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/0004-637X/568/1/352/54961.html.
- ↑ "Approved names" (in en). http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/final-results.
- ↑ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1912/.
External links
- "Notes for planet HD 68988 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. https://exoplanet.eu/catalog/hd_68988_b--17/. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- "HD 68988". Exoplanets. http://media4.obspm.fr/exoplanets/base/etoile.php?nom=HD+68988. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
Coordinates: 
08h 18m 22.1731s, +61° 27′ 38.599″
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