Astronomy:Gliese 832 b
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Bailey et al. |
Discovery site | Anglo-Australian Observatory |
Discovery date | September 1, 2008 |
Doppler spectroscopy | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
3.53+0.15 −0.16 astronomical unit|AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.069+0.026 −0.027 |
Orbital period | 3609+124 −121 d 9.88+0.34 −0.33 yr |
Inclination | 54.9°+6.6° −4.9° or 125.1°+4.9° −6.6° |
Longitude of ascending node | 41.0°+77.0° −23.0° |
astron|astron|helion}} | 2457470+327 −294 |
213.0°±33.0° | |
Star | Gliese 832 |
Physical characteristics[2] | |
Mass | 0.8+0.12 −0.11 Jupiter mass |
Gliese 832 b (Gl 832 b or GJ 832 b) is a gas giant exoplanet about 80% the mass of Jupiter, located 16.2 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Grus, orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 832.[3]
Orbit
The planet takes 9.88 years to revolve around its star at an orbital distance of 3.5 AU;[2] at the time of discovery, this was the longest-period Jupiter-like planet known orbiting a red dwarf.[1] The brightness of the faint parent star at that distance corresponds to the brightness of the Sun from 80 AU (or 100 times brighter than a full Moon as seen from Earth).
Discovery
The planet was discovered at the Anglo-Australian Observatory on September 1, 2008. It would induce an astrometric perturbation on its star of at least 0.95 milliarcseconds and is thus a good candidate for being detected by astrometric observations. Despite its relatively large angular distance, direct imaging is problematic due to the star–planet contrast.[1] Gliese 832 b was confirmed and its parameters updated by subsequent studies in 2011,[4] 2014,[5] and 2022.[6] In 2023, an astrometric detection of the planet was announced, determining its inclination and revealing a true mass 80% the mass of Jupiter.[2]
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bailey, Jeremy (2008). "A Jupiter-like Planet Orbiting the Nearby M Dwarf GJ832". The Astrophysical Journal 690 (1): 743–747. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/690/1/743. Bibcode: 2009ApJ...690..743B.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Xiao, Guang-Yao et al. (March 2023). "The Masses of a Sample of Radial-Velocity Exoplanets with Astrometric Measurements". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
- ↑ Wall, Mike (June 25, 2014). "Nearby Alien Planet May Be Capable of Supporting Life". Space.com. http://www.space.com/26357-exoplanet-habitable-zone-gliese-832c.html.
- ↑ Bonfils, Xavier; Delfosse, Xavier; Udry, Stéphane; Forveille, Thierry; Mayor, Michel; Perrier, Christian; Bouchy, François; Gillon, Michaël et al. (2011). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XXXI. The M-dwarf sample". Astronomy and Astrophysics 549: A109. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201014704. Bibcode: 2013A&A...549A.109B.
- ↑ Wittenmyer, R.A. et al. (2014). "GJ 832c: A super-earth in the habitable zone". The Astrophysical Journal 1406 (2): 5587. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/114. Bibcode: 2014ApJ...791..114W.
- ↑ Gorrini, P. et al. (August 2022). "Detailed stellar activity analysis and modelling of GJ 832: Reassessment of the putative habitable zone planet GJ 832c". Astronomy & Astrophysics 664: A64. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243063. Bibcode: 2022A&A...664A..64G.
External links
Coordinates: 21h 33m 33.9752s, −49° 00′ 32.422″
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese 832 b.
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