Notes for HD 3651

update: 16 January 2003

The planet(s):

• Detection method: Radial Velocity
• Basic data:

  Name:	HD 3651 b
  M.sini:	0.20 MJ
  Semi-major axis:	0.284 AU
  Orbital period:	62.23 d
  Eccentricity:	0.63
  omega (deg):	235.7
  T_peri (JD-2450000):	2501.7
  Inclination:	-

• Remarks:
• References:
  1. FISCHER D., BUTLER P., MARCY G., VOGT S. & HENRY G., 2003
     A Sub-Saturn Mass Planet Orbiting HD 3651.
     ApJ., 590, June 20
     preprint
• Other Web pages:
  1. Velocity curve and data (California & Carnegie Planet Search Team)

The star:

• Distance: 11 pc
• Spectral type: K0V
• Apparent magnitude: V = 5.80
• Metallicity: [Fe/H] = +0.05
• Mass (M_sun): M = 0.79
• Coordinates (2000):     RA = 00 39 21.8061       DEC = +21 15 01.701
• More data:
  • Basic Data (from simbad )
  • Most recent refs. (from ADS; enter ` HD 3651 ' in the `objects' field)