HD 102272 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 1,200 light-years away in the constellation of Leo. The planet was discovered orbiting the K-type giant star HD 102272 in 2008. The planet was discovered by the radial velocity method, using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope. Another planet, HD 102272 c, was also discovered orbiting the same star. The discovery was announced in June 2008. HD 102272 b orbits at an average of 0.614 astronomical units away from its star, with a mass at least 5.9 ± 0.2 times that of Jupiter.[1]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Niedzielski et al. |
Discovery site | McDonald Observatory, United States |
Discovery date | 18 June 2008 |
Detection method | Radial velocity |
Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.614 ± 0.001 AU (91,850,000 ± 150,000 km)[1] |
Eccentricity | 0.05 ± 0.04[1] |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 127.58 ± 0.30[1] d |
Time of periastron | 2452146 ± 64[1] |
Argument of periastron | 118 ± 58[1] |
Semi-amplitude | 155.5 ± 5.6[1] |
Star | HD 102272 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | >5.9 ± 0.2[1] MJ |