Notes for HD 40979
by
Jean Schneider
update: 25 May 2003
The planet(s):
- Detection method: Radial Velocity
- Basic data:
| Name: |
HD 40979 b |
| M.sini: |
3.32 MJ |
| Semi-major axis: |
0.811 |
| Orbital period: |
267.2 ± 3.0 d. |
| Eccentricity: |
0.23 ± 0.05 |
| Omega (deg): |
310.8 |
| T_peri (JD-2450000): |
2330.65 |
| Inclination: |
- |
- Remarks:
20 apr. 03: Planet in wide (a ~ 6400 AU) binary system
(Eggenberger et al 2003)
- References:
- EGGENBERGER A., UDRY S. & MAYOR M., 2003
Planets in binaries.
in Scientific Frontiers in Research on Extrasolar Planets,
ASP Conference Series. D.Deming and S.Seager, eds.
paper
- FISCHER D., MARCY G., BUTLER P., VOGT S., HENRY G., POURBAIX D., WALP B.,
MISCH A., & WRIGHT J., 2002c
A Planetary Companion to HD 40979 and Additional Planets Orbiting HD 12661
and HD 38529.
ApJ., 586, 1394
paper
- Other Web pages:
- Velocity curve
and data (California and Carnegie Planet Search Team)
The star:
- Distance: 33.3 pc
- Spectral type: F8 V
- Apparent magnitude: V = 6.746
- Metallicity: [Fe/H] = 0.194
- Mass (M_sun): M = 1.08
- Coordinates (2000): RA = 06 04 29.9431
DEC = +44 15 37.599
- More data:
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