Notes for W 3(OH)

by Jean Schneider

update: 29 October 1999

The planet(s):

• Detection method: Direct radio OH maser emmission
• Basic data:
  • M:       ~ 10^-4M_Earth ?
  • Semi-major axis:      ~ 2000 AU ?
  • Orbital period:     
• Remarks: Several possible bodies detected through their evaporation
• References:
  1. SLYSH V., VAL'TTS I., KALENSKII S. & LARIONOV G., 1999
     Class II Methanol Masers-Planets around an O-Star.
     Astron. Report, 43, 657
     abstract
• Other Web pages:

The star:

• Distance: 3 kpc
• Spectral type: O8
• Coordinates (2000):     RA = 02 27 04.1 DEC = +61 52 22     
• More data:
  • Basic Data (from simbad )
  • Most recent refs. (from ADS; enter `W 3(OH) ' in the `objects' field)