HD 106252 b

HD 106252 b
Discovery
Discovered byGeneva Extrasolar Planet Search
Discovery siteLa Silla Observatory
Discovery dateApril 4, 2001[1]
radial velocity
Orbital characteristics[2]
2.655 ± 0.017 AU (397,200,000 ± 2,500,000 km)
Eccentricity0.480 ± 0.010
4.202+0.011
−0.010 yr
Inclination46.0+4.9
−4.1 or 134.0+4.1
−4.9
105.3+10
−6.1
JD 246463.0+8.4
−8.6
291.4 ± 1.5°
Semi-amplitude152 ± 21[3]
StarHD 106252
Physical characteristics
Mass10.00+0.78
−0.73[2] MJ

HD 106252 b is a large gas giant extrasolar planet about 10 times more massive than Jupiter. It was announced in 2001 by the European Southern Observatory.[1] The discovery was confirmed by a different team using the Lick Telescope.[4]

Astrometry of HD 106252 has determined an orbital inclination of either 46° or 134°, depending on whether the solution is prograde or retrograde. This, combined with the minimum mass, gives a true mass of 10.0 MJ, larger than the minimum mass of 7.2 MJ.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Exoplanets: The Hunt Continues!" (Press release). Garching, Germany: European Southern Observatory. April 4, 2001. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Li, Yiting; Brandt, Timothy D.; Brandt, G. Mirek; Dupuy, Trent J.; Michalik, Daniel; Jensen-Clem, Rebecca; Zeng, Yunlin; Faherty, Jacqueline; Mitra, Elena L. (2021). "Precise Masses and Orbits for Nine Radial-velocity Exoplanets". The Astronomical Journal. 162 (6): 266. arXiv:2109.10422. Bibcode:2021AJ....162..266L. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac27ab. S2CID 237592581.
  3. ^ Butler, R. P.; et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701. S2CID 119067572.
  4. ^ Fischer, Debra A.; et al. (2002). "Planetary Companions to HD 136118, HD 50554, and HD 106252". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 114 (795): 529–535. Bibcode:2002PASP..114..529F. doi:10.1086/341677.


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