HD 86264 b

HD 86264 b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star HD 86264
Constellation Hydra
Right ascension (α) 09h 56m 57.839s[1]
Declination (δ) –15° 53 42.43[1]
Apparent magnitude (mV) 7.42
Distance224 ± 9[1] ly
(69 ± 3[1] pc)
Spectral type F7V
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 2.86 ± 0.07 AU
Periastron (q) 0.86 AU
Apastron (Q) 4.86 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.7 ± 0.2
Orbital period(P) 1475 ± 55 d
(4.04 ± 0.15 y)
Argument of
periastron
(ω) 306 ± 10°
Time of periastron (T0) 15172 ± 114 JD
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)7.0 ± 1.6 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date August 13, 2009
Discoverer(s)
Discovery method Radial velocity
Discovery status Published[2]
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
data
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

HD 86264 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the F-type main sequence star HD 86264, located approximately 237 light years away in the constellation Hydra.[2] The planet is considered to orbit in an eccentric path around the star with a period of about four years. This planet can be as close as 0.86 AU to as far as 4.86 AU. It has minimum mass seven Jupiter masses and orbits at a distance of 2.86 astronomical units. This planet was detected by radial velocity method on August 13, 2009.

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Coordinates: 09h 56m 57.8388s, −15° 53′ 42.438″


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