Notes for HD 72659

update: 2 May 2005

The planet(s):

• Detection method: Radial Velocity
• Basic data:

  Name:	HD 72659 b
  M.sini:	2.96 MJ
  Semi-major axis:	4.16
  Orbital period:	3177.4 d.
  Eccentricity:	0.20
  Omega (deg):	258.
  T_peri (JD-2450000):	-1487.02
  Inclination:	-

• Remarks:
• References:
  1. ASGHARI N., BROEG C., CARONE L., CASAS-MIRANDA R., PALARIS J., CSILLIK I., DVORAK R., FREISTETTER F., HADJIVANTSIDES G., HUSEMANN H., KHRAMOVA A., KHRISOFOROVA M., KHROMOVA I., KITIASHVILLI I., KOZLOWSKI S., LASKSO T., LACZKOWSKI T., LYTVINENKO D., MILONI O., MORISHIMA R., MORO-MARTIN A., PAKSYUTOV V., PAL A., PATIDAR V., PECNIK B., PELES O., PYO J., QUINN T., ROGRIGUEZ A., ROMANO C., SAKIA E., STADEL J., THIEL M., TODOROVIC N., VERAS D., NIETO E., VILAGI J., Von BLOH W., ZECHNER R. & ZHOHKOVA E., 2004
     Stability of Terrestrial Planets in the Habitable Zone of Gl 777 A, HD 72659, Gl 614, 47 Uma and HD 4208.
     Astron. & Astrophys., 426, 353-
     paper
  2. BUTLER P., MARCY G., VOGT S., FISCHER D.,HENRY G., LAUGHLIN G. & WRIGHT J., 2003
     Seven New Keck Planets Orbiting G & K Dwarfs.
     ApJ., 582, 455
     paper
• Other Web pages:
  1. Velocity curve and data (California Planet Search Team)

The star:

• Distance: 51.4 pc
• Spectral type: GOV
• Apparent magnitude: V = 7.48
• Metallicity: [Fe/H]= -0.14
• Mass (M_sun): M = 0.95
• Coordinates (2000):     RA = 08 34 03.1895       DEC = -01 34 05.583
• More data:
  • Basic Data (from simbad )
  • Most recent refs. (from ADS; enter ` HD 72659 ' in the `objects' field)