HD 73267 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 164 light-years away. This planet was discovered on October 26, 2008 by Moutou et al. using the HARPS spectrograph on ESO's 3.6 meter telescope installed at La Silla Observatory in Atacama desert, Chile.[1] In 2022, the inclination and true mass of HD 73267 b were measured via astrometry.[2]
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Discovered by | Moutou et al.[1] |
Discovery site | La Silla Observatory |
Discovery date | October 26, 2008 |
Detection method | Doppler spectroscopy (HARPS) |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Semi-major axis | 2.229+0.091 −0.100 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.261±0.004 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.444+0.001 −0.002 yr |
Inclination | 130.843°+7.614° −7.660° |
Longitude of ascending node | 196.849°+116.633° −131.558° |
Time of periastron | 2451822.849+2.662 −2.959 |
Argument of periastron | 228.102°+0.836° −0.823° |
Semi-amplitude | 64.237+0.303 −0.267 m/s |
Star | HD 73267 |
Physical characteristics[2] | |
Mass | 4.158+0.681 −0.519 MJ |
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