OGLE-TR-211
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation (pronunciation) |
Carina |
| Right ascension | 10h 40m 15s |
| Declination | −62º 27' 20″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | I=14.3 |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | I=0.7 |
| Distance | approx. 17300 ly (approx. 5300 pc) |
| Spectral type | F |
| Other designations | |
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n/a
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OGLE-TR-211 is a distant star with a transiting planet in the constellation Carina.
[edit] OGLE-TR-211b
| Extrasolar planet | List of extrasolar planets | |
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| Orbital elements | ||
| Semimajor axis | (a) | 0.051±0.001 AU |
| Eccentricity | (e) | 0 |
| Orbital period | (P) | 3.67724±3e-05 d |
| Inclination | (i) | > 87.2° |
| Angular distance | (θ) | 0.01 mas |
| Longitude of periastron |
(ω) | ?° |
| Time of periastron | (T0) | 2453428.334 JD |
| Semi-amplitude | (K) | 2.9 m/s |
| Physical characteristics | ||
| Mass | (m) | 1.03±0.2 MJ |
| Radius | (r) | 1.36+0.18-0.09 RJ |
| Discovery information | ||
| Discovery date | 2007 | |
| Discoverer(s) | Udalski, Pont et al. | |
| Detection method | transit | |
| Discovery site | Chile | |
| Discovery status | Published | |
OGLE-TR-211b is a transiting planet that has mass slightly more than Jupiter. Its radius is about 20% that of typical hot jupiters of the same mass and it is considered an “inflated Hot Jupiter”. The planet takes 3.7 days at about the same distance as 51 Pegasi b orbits around 51 Pegasi.
[edit] References
- Udalski & Pont et al. (11/2007). "OGLE-TR-211 - a new transiting inflated hot Jupiter from the OGLE survey and ESO LP666 spectroscopic follow-up program". Astrophysics.
[edit] External links
- Notes for planet OGLE-TR-211 b. The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.
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