OGLE-TR-211b

OGLE-TR-211b
OGLE-TR-211b
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Exoplanet Comparison OGLE-TR-211 b.png
Size comparison of OGLE-TR-211b with Jupiter.
Parent star
Star OGLE-TR-211
Constellation Carina
Right ascension (α) 10h 40m 14.39s
Declination (δ) –62° 27′ 20.2″
Distance approx. 17300 ly
(approx. 5300 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) 3.67724±3e-5 d
(0.0100676 y)
Orbital speed (υ) 150 km/s
Inclination (i) >87.2°
Argument of
periastron		 (ω) ?°
Time of periastron (T0) 2453428.334 JD
Semi-amplitude (K) 290 m/s
Physical characteristics
Mass (m) 1.03±0.2 MJ
Radius (r) 1.36+0.18
−0.09 RJ
Discovery information
Discovery date November 27, 2007
Discoverer(s) Udalski, Pont et al. (OGLE)
Detection method transit
Discovery site Chile
Discovery status Published
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia		 data
SIMBAD data

OGLE-TR-211b is a transiting planet in Carina constellation. Its radius is about 36% more than Jupiter and has mass 3% more than Jupiter, which is considered an “inflated Hot Jupiter”. The planet takes 3.7 days at about the same distance as 51 Pegasi b orbits around 51 Pegasi.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ *Udalski et al.; Pont, F.; Naef, D.; Melo, C.; Bouchy, F.; Santos, N. C.; Moutou, C.; Díaz, R. F. et al. (November 2008). "OGLE-TR-211 - a new transiting inflated hot Jupiter from the OGLE survey and ESO LP666 spectroscopic follow-up program". Astronomy and Astrophysics 482 (1): 299–304. Bibcode 2008A&A...482..299U. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20079143. http://www.aanda.org/index.php?option=article&access=doi&doi=10.1051/0004-6361:20079143. 

External links

Media related to OGLE-TR-211 b at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: Sky map 10h 40m 14.39s, −62° 27′ 20.2″


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