HD 75289 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 75289 in Vela constellation. It has a minimum mass half that of Jupiter, and it orbits in a very short orbit completing one circular revolution around the star in three and a half days.[1] By studying the starlight scientists have concluded that the planet must have an albedo less than 0.12, rather low for a gas giant. Otherwise its reflected light would have been detected.
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Udry et al. |
| Discovery date | February 1, 1999 |
Detection method | Radial velocity |
| Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.0482 ± 0.0028 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.034 ± 0.029 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.509267 ± 0.000064 d |
Longitude of perihelion | 141° |
Time of perihelion | 2,450,830.34 ± 0.48 JD |
| Semi-amplitude | 54.9 ± 1.8 m/s |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | >0.467 ± 0.041 MJ |
This planet was discovered by the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search team using Doppler spectroscopy.[2]
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