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BD-10°3166 b

Coordinates: Sky map 10h 58m 28.7798s, −10° 46′ 13.386″
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BD-10°3166 b[1]
Discovery
Discovered byButler, Vogt,
Marcy et al.
Discovery siteCalifornia, United States
Discovery date22 April 2000
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
0.0452 ± 0.0026 AU (6,760,000 ± 390,000 km)
Eccentricity0.019 ± 0.023
3.48777 ± 0.00011 d
2,451,171.22 ± 0.69
334
Semi-amplitude60.9 ± 1.4
StarBD-10°3166

BD-10°3166 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 268 light-years away in the constellation of Crater. This planet is a so-called "Hot Jupiter," a planet that orbits its parent star in a very close orbit. Distance to the star is less than 1/20th Earth's distance from the Sun. No transits by the planet have been detected, so the planet's orbital plane cannot be exactly aligned with our direction of view.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Butler, R. P.; 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. S2CID 119067572.
  2. ^ Butler, R. Paul; et al. (2000). "Planetary Companions to the Metal-rich Stars BD -10°3166 and HD 52265". The Astrophysical Journal. 545 (1): 504–511. Bibcode:2000ApJ...545..504B. doi:10.1086/317796.
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