HD 130322 b
HD 130322 b is an exoplanet with a minimum mass slightly more than that of Jupiter. It orbits the star in a very close orbit distance being only a quarter that of Mercury from the Sun. It is thus a so-called "hot Jupiter". The planet orbits the star every 10 days 17 hours in a very circular orbit.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Udry, Mayor, Pepe et al. |
| Discovery site | La Silla Observatory |
| Discovery date | 4 May 2000 |
| Doppler spectroscopy (CORALIE) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.088 AU (13,200,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.029±0.016 |
| 10.70871±0.00018 d | |
| 2453996.4±1.1 | |
| 193±36 | |
| Semi-amplitude | 112.5±2.4 |
| Star | HD 130322 |
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