Chi Virginis b

Chi Virginis b
Chi Virginis b
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Parent star
Star Chi Virginis
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension (α) 12h 39m 14.7669s
Declination (δ) –07° 59′ 44.032″
Apparent magnitude (mV) 4.657
Distance 293.5 ± 7.5 ly
(90 ± 2.3 pc)
Spectral type K2III
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis (a) 2.14 ± 0.03 AU
Periastron (q) 1.15 AU
Apastron (Q) 3.13 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.462 ± 0.069
Orbital period (P) 835.477 ± 6 d
(2.28737 ± 0.016 y)
Argument of
periastron		 (ω) 290.6 ± 3.8°
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass (m sin i) 11.09 ± 1 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date July 2009
Discoverer(s) De Medeiros et al.
Detection method radial velocity
Discovery status Published
Other designations
HD 110014 b
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		 data
SIMBAD data

Chi Virginis b (also known as HD 110014 b) is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type giant star Chi Virginis, located approximately 294 light years away in the constellation Virgo. This planet has mass at least 11 times that of Jupiter and takes 835 days to orbit the star twice the distance as Earth from the Sun. This planet was discovered in July 2009 using the radial velocity method.

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