Rho Indi b

Rho Indi b is a planet that orbits around Rho Indi. Its semimajor axis is 2.54 AU placing just outside the star's habitable zone. The planet takes 3.7 years to orbit the star. It is over twice as massive as Jupiter.

Rho Indi b
Discovery
Discovered byJones et al.
Discovery siteAustralia
Discovery dateSept 17, 2002
Doppler Spectroscopy
Designations
HD 216437 b
HIP 113137 b
Orbital characteristics
Periastron1.727 AU
Apastron3.345 AU
2.536 AU
Eccentricity0.319±0.025
1353±25 d
(3.704 y)
19.92 km/s
Inclination?
95.698 mas
67.7±8.4°
2,450,605±29 JD
Semi-amplitude39.0±1.0 m/s
StarRho Indi
Physical characteristics
Mass>2.26 MJ

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    References

    • Jones; Paul Butler, R.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Tinney, Chris G.; Penny, Alan J.; McCarthy, Chris; Carter, Brad D. (2002). "Extrasolar planets around HD 196050, HD 216437 and HD 160691". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 337 (4): 1170–1178. arXiv:astro-ph/0206216. Bibcode:2002MNRAS.337.1170J. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05787.x. Archived from the original (abstract) on 2012-12-04.web preprint


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