OGLE-TR-182b

OGLE-TR-182b
OGLE-TR-182b
Extrasolar planet List of extrasolar planets
Exoplanet Comparison OGLE-TR-182 b.png
Size comparison of OGLE-TR-182b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star OGLE-TR-182
Constellation Carina
Right ascension (α) 11h 09m 18.732s
Declination (δ) –61° 05′ 42.93″
Distance approx. 12700 ly
(approx. 3900 pc)
Orbital elements
Semimajor axis (a) 0.051 ± 0.001 AU
Periastron (q) 0.051 AU
Apastron (Q) 0.051 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0
Orbital period (P) 3.9791 ± 0.00001 d
Orbital speed (υ) 140 km/s
Inclination (i) 85.7 ± 0.3°
Time of periastron (T0) 2454270.572 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 95.7 m/s
Physical characteristics
Mass (m) 1.01 ± 0.15 MJ
Radius (r) 1.13+0.24
−0.08 RJ
Discovery information
Discovery date October 28, 2007
Discoverer(s) Pont et al. (OGLE)
Detection method transit
Discovery status Published
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		 data
SIMBAD data

OGLE-TR-182b is a transiting extrasolar planet. It is a hot Jupiter with a similar mass to Jupiter but a larger radius.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Pont et al.; Tamuz, O.; Udalski, A.; Mazeh, T.; Bouchy, F.; Melo, C.; Naef, D.; Santos, N. C. et al. (2008). "A transiting planet among 23 new near-threshold candidates from the OGLE survey - OGLE-TR-182". Astronomy and Astrophysics 487 (2): 749–754. Bibcode 2008A&A...487..749P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078949. http://www.aanda.org/index.php?option=article&access=doi&doi=10.1051/0004-6361:20078949. 

External links

Media related to OGLE-TR-182 b at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: Sky map 11h 09m 18.732s, −61° 05′ 42.93″


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