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HD 68988 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 68988 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

HD 68988 b

Orbiting HD 68988

Discovered in 2001 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,001
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 13.4 R⊕
Mass: 626.1251 M⊕
Orbit: 6.27711 days
Distance: 60.8447 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 6.27711 days
Semi-major axis: 0.07 AU
Eccentricity: 0.12
Radius: 13.4 Earth radii
Mass: 626.1251 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 1.43 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,179.39 K
Insolation: 340.126 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 68988
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: G2 V
Stellar temperature: 5,932 K
Stellar radius: 1.19 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.28 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.35 dex
Stellar age: 6 Gyr
Distance: 60.8447 parsecs
Right ascension: 08h18m22.45s
Declination: +61d27m39.07s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,001
Publication date: 2002-03
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Multiple Observatories
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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