Astronomy:HD 33564 b

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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Camelopardalis
HD 33564 b
Discovery
Discovered byGalland et al.
Discovery siteFrance Haute-Provence Observatory
Discovery dateSeptember 3, 2005
Doppler Spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
1.117 ± 0.027 AU (167,100,000 ± 4,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.34 ± 0.02
Orbital period388 ± 3 d
205 ± 4
Semi-amplitude232 ± 5
StarHD 33564


HD 33564 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 68 light-years away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. This planet orbits around F6V star HD 33564. The planet has an eccentric orbit, ranging in distance from 0.737 AU at periastron to 1.497 AU at apastron.

HD 33564 b is a gas giant in a habitable zone of its star. Based on a probable 10−4 fraction of the planet mass as a satellite,[1] it can have a Mars-sized moon with habitable surface.[2] On the other hand, this mass can be distributed into many small satellites as well.

See also

References

  1. Canup R.M., Ward W.R. (2006). A common mass scaling for satellite systems of gaseous planets. Nature, 441: 834-839.
  2. "The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog: Data of Potential Habitable Worlds". http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog/data. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 05h 22m 33.5319s, +79° 13′ 52.135″