HD 76700
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Volans |
| Right ascension | 08h 53m 55.5153s |
| Declination | –66° 48′ 03.571″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.13 |
| Distance | 194.6 ly (59.70 pc) |
| Spectral type | G6V |
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| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| ARICNS | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
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HD 76700 is a yellow dwarf star (spectral type G6V) 195 light years from Earth in the constellation of Volans. It has a mass very similar to our Sun, but is cooler and brighter and thus much older. It is orbited by a recently discovered planet.[1]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | >0.233 ± 0.024 MJ | 0.0511 ± 0.0030 | 3.97097 ± 0.00023 | 0.095 ± 0.075 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Tinney et al.; Butler, R. Paul; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Jones, Hugh R. A.; Penny, Alan J.; McCarthy, Chris; Carter, Brad D.; Bond, Jade (2003). "Four New Planets Orbiting Metal-enriched Stars". The Astrophysical Journal 587 (1): 423–428. arXiv:astro-ph/0207128. Bibcode 2003ApJ...587..423T. doi:10.1086/368068. http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/0004-637X/587/1/423/56381.html.
- ^ Butler et al.; Wright, J. T.; Marcy, G. W.; Fischer, D. A.; Vogt, S. S.; Tinney, C. G.; Jones, H. R. A.; Carter, B. D. et al (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode 2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701. http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/0004-637X/646/1/505/64046.html.
[edit] External links
- "HD 76700". Extrasolar Visions. http://www.extrasolar.net/planettour.asp?StarCatId=normal&StarId=180.
Coordinates: 
08h 53m 55.5153s, −66° 48′ 03.571″
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