| Extrasolar planet | List of extrasolar planets | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent star | ||
| Star | HD 102117 | |
| Constellation | Centaurus | |
| Right ascension | (α) | 11h 44m 50.4616s |
| Declination | (δ) | –58° 42′ 13.354″ |
| Distance | 137 ly (42 pc) | |
| Spectral type | G6V | |
| Orbital elements | ||
| Semimajor axis | (a) | 0.1532 ± 0.0088 AU |
| Periastron | (q) | 0.1347 AU |
| Apastron | (Q) | 0.1717 AU |
| Eccentricity | (e) | 0.106 ± 0.07 |
| Orbital period | (P) | 20.8133 ± 0.0064 d |
| Orbital speed | (υ) | 80.35 km/s |
| Argument of periastron |
(ω) | 283 ± 3° |
| Time of periastron | (T0) | 10942.9 ± 3 2.400.000 JD |
| Semi-amplitude | (K) | 11.8 ± 0.77 m/s |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | >0.172 ± 0.018 MJ (>54.7 M⊕) |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | September 16, 2004 | |
| Discoverer(s) | Tinney et al.[1] | |
| Discovery method | Radial Velocity | |
| Discovery site | Anglo-Australian Observatory, Australia | |
| Discovery status | Published[1] | |
| Database references | ||
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data | |
| SIMBAD | data | |
HD 102117 b is a planet that orbits the star HD 102117. The planet is a small gas giant a fifth the size of Jupiter. It orbits very close to its star, but not in a "torch orbit" like the famous 51 Pegasi b. It is one of the smallest extrasolar planets discovered so far.[2]
In 2004, the Anglo-Australian Planet Search announced a planet orbiting the star HD 102117.[1] A short time later the HARPS team also announced the presence of a planet around this same star HD 102117. Both groups detected this planet using the radial velocity method.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (2005). Three Low-Mass Planets from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search. The Astrophysical Journal 623 (2): 1171–1179.
- ↑ (2006). Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets. The Astrophysical Journal 646 (1): 505–522.
- ↑ (2005). The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets III. Three Saturn-mass planets around HD 93083, HD 101930 and HD 102117. Astronomy and Astrophysics 437 (3): 1121–1126.
External links[]
- HD 102117. Exoplanets.
Coordinates: Sky map 11h 44m 50.4616s, −58° 42′ 13.354″
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