HD 76700 b is an exoplanet orbiting the G-type main sequence star HD 76700 approximately 198 light years away in the southern constellation Volans. The planet was discovered in 2002, and was announced in 2003.
An artist's impression of HD 76700 b orbiting it's host star. | |
| Discovery[1] | |
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| Discovered by | Tinney, Butler, Marcy et al. |
| Discovery site | |
| Discovery date | July 5, 2002 |
Detection method | Radial velocity |
| Orbital characteristics | |
Semi-major axis | 0.0511 ± 0.0030 AU (7,640,000 ± 450,000 km)[2] |
| Eccentricity | 0.10±0.08[3] |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.97097±0.00023 d[3] |
Time of perihelion | 2451213.32±0.67 JD[2] |
Argument of perihelion | 30°[2] |
| Semi-amplitude | 27.6±1.7 |
| Star | HD 76700 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.99 RJ |
| Mass | 0.21±0.03 MJ[3] |
Surface gravity | 5.82 m/s2 |
| Temperature | 1316+85 −252 K |
In 2002, a group of scientists detected planets around multiple stars, along with HD 76700. Unlike the other planets, HD 76700 b has a short and circular orbit. However, according to the newest data, the planet's orbit may be slightly eccentric.
Due to the planet's high mass, it's a gas giant similar to Saturn. HD 76700 b was detected indirectly, so properties such as its radius, inclination, and temperature is unknown. HD 76700 b has a short 4 day orbit around its host due to it being 8 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
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