HD 221287

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HD 221287
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0
Constellation
(pronunciation)
Tucana
Right ascension 23h 31m 20.339s
Declination -58° 12′ 35.04″
Apparent magnitude (V) +7.82
Absolute magnitude (V) +4.20
Distance 172.5 ly
(52.9 pc)
Spectral type F7V
Other designations
HIP 116084

HD 221287 is a yellow-white main-sequence star 1.63 Em away from the Solar System in the constellation Tucana. It has an apparent magnitude of 8 and absolute magnitude of 4. This star is also named HIP 116084.

[edit] HD 221287 b

HD 221287 b
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis (a) 1.25 ± 0.04 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.08 ± 0.11
Orbital period (P) 456.1 ± 6.5 d
Angular distance (θ) 23.629 mas
Longitude of
periastron
(ω) 98 ± 72°
Time of periastron (T0) 2,453,263 ± 100 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 71 ± 13 m/s
Physical characteristics
Mass (m) >3.12 ± 0.78 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date 2007
Discoverer(s) Naef et al.
Detection method HARPS
Discovery site Chile
Discovery status Published

HD 221287 b is a 5.92 Wg exoplanet that orbits at 187 Gm or 6.06 μpc from the star, taking 39.41 Ms to orbit at 29.9 km/s around the star with 8% eccentricity. Naef discovered his planet in early 2007 by using HARPS spectrograph located in Chile.

[edit] References

IX. Exoplanets orbiting HD 100777 , HD 190647 , and HD 221287]". Astronomy & Astrophysics 470: 721-726. 

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