Astronomy:HD 82943 c

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HD 82943 c
Discovery
Discovered byMayor, Udry et al.
Discovery site France
Discovery date2001
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
0.746 AU (111,600,000 km)
Eccentricity0.359
Orbital period219 d
astron|astron|helion}}1189.3
127
Semi-amplitude41.7 ± 0.91
StarHD 82943


HD 82943 c is an extrasolar planet approximately 89 light-years away in the constellation of Hydra. The planet was announced in 2001 to be orbiting the yellow dwarf star HD 82943.[1] The planet is the innermost planet of two.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Exoplanets: The Hunt Continues!" (Press release). Garching, Germany: European Southern Observatory. April 4, 2001. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  2. Mayor, M. et al. (2004). "The CORALIE survey for southern extra-solar planets XII. Orbital solutions for 16 extra-solar planets discovered with CORALIE". Astronomy and Astrophysics 415 (1): 391–402. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20034250. Bibcode2004A&A...415..391M. http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full/2004/07/aa0250/aa0250.html. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 09h 34m 50.736s, −12° 07′ 46.365″