Notes for HD 2039

update: 10 July 2003

The planet(s):

• Detection method: Radial Velocity
• Basic data:

  Name:	HD 2039 b
  M.sini:	4.85 ± 1.7 MJ
  Semi-major axis:	2.19 ± 0.2
  Orbital period:	1192.582 ± 150 d.
  Eccentricity:	0.68 ± 0.15
  omega (deg):	223.
  T_peri (JD-2450000):	-354.52 ± 150
  Inclination:	-

• Remarks:
• References:
  1. TINNEY C., BUTLER P., MARCY G., JONES H., PENNY A., McCARTHY C., CARTER B. & BOND I., 2002c
     Four New Planets Orbiting Somewhat Metal-Enriched Stars.
     ApJ., 587, 423
     paper
• Other Web pages:
  1. Velocity curve and data (California & Carnegie Planet Search Team)
  2. Velocity curve and data (Anglo-Australian Planet Search Team)

The star:

• Distance: 89.8 pc
• Spectral type: G2/G3 IV/V
• Apparent magnitude: V = 9.01
• Metallicity: [Fe/H] = +0.10 ± 0.16
• Mass (M_sun): M = 0.98 ± 0.05
• Coordinates (2000):     RA = 00 24 20.2778       DEC = -56 39 00.171
• More data:
  • Basic Data (from simbad )
  • Most recent refs. (from ADS; enter ` HD 2039 ' in the `objects' field)