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Extrasolar planet in the constellation Aries
HD 12661 c
The exoplanet HD 12661 c (min mass ~1.57 MJ)
Discovery
Discovered byFischer et al.
Discovery siteCalifornia & Carnegie
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 USA
Discovery dateApril 1, 2003
Detection methodRadial velocity
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis2.56 AU (383,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.031 ± 0.022
Orbital period (sidereal)1708 ± 14 d
Time of periastron2,452,130 ± 330
Argument of periastron38
Semi-amplitude29.27 ± 0.88
StarHD 12661

HD 12661 c is a giant exoplanet one and a half times the mass of Jupiter orbiting around HD 12661.

References

  1. ^ Fischer, Debra A.; et al. (2003). "A Planetary Companion to HD 40979 and Additional Planets Orbiting HD 12661 and HD 38529". The Astrophysical Journal. 586 (2): 1394–1408. Bibcode:2003ApJ...586.1394F. doi:10.1086/367889.
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