HD 72659 b
Extrasolar planet
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HD 72659 b is a superjovian exoplanet massing at least 3.3 MJ orbiting at 4.77 AU from the star, taking 3630 days to complete one orbit. The orbital distance range from 3.49 AU to 6.05 AU with orbital eccentricity of 0.269.[2] In 2022, the inclination and true mass of HD 72659 b were measured via astrometry.[1]
DiscoveredbyButler, Marcy, Vogt,
and Fischer
and Fischer
DiscoverysiteKeck Observatory, Hawaii, United States
Discoverydate13 June 2002
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Butler, Marcy, Vogt, and Fischer |
| Discovery site | Keck Observatory, Hawaii, United States |
| Discovery date | 13 June 2002 |
| Doppler spectroscopy | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| 4.691+0.185 −0.202 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.257+0.014 −0.016 |
| 9.718+0.052 −0.043 yr | |
| Inclination | 77.583°+39.898° −39.755° |
| 204.866°+69.102° −68.721° | |
| 2448147.062+43.195 −47.937 | |
| 259.451°+3.318° −3.560° | |
| Semi-amplitude | 37.908+0.613 −0.551 m/s |
| Star | HD 72659 |
| Physical characteristics[1] | |
| Mass | 2.988+2.586 −0.098 MJ |
