Rho Indi b

Infobox Planet
bgcolour = #A0B0FF
name = Rho Indi b
apsis = astron
discovery = yes
discoverer = Jones et al.
discovery_site = Australia
discovered = Sept 17, 2002
discovery_method = Doppler Spectroscopy
designations = yes
alt_names = HD 216437 b
HIP 113137 b
semimajor = 2.536 AU
periapsis = 1.727 AU
apoapsis = 3.345 AU
avg_speed = 19.92 km/s
eccentricity = 0.319±0.025
period = 1353±25 d
(3.704 y)
inclination = ?
angular_dist = 95.698 mas
long_periastron = 67.7±8.4°
time_periastron = 2,450,605±29 JD
semi-amplitude = 39.0±1.0 m/s
physical_characteristics = yes
mass = >2.26 "M"_J

Rho Indi b is a planet that orbits around Rho Indi. Its semimajor axis is 2.54 AU placing just outside the star’s habitable zone. The planet takes 3.7 years to orbit the star. It is over twice as massive as Jupiter.

ee also

*Tau¹ Gruis b

References

* [http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0206216 web preprint]

External links

* [http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=HD+216437 The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia: HD 216437] [http://exoplanet.eu/planet.php?p1=HD+216437&p2=b planet entry]
* [http://www.extrasolar.net/startour.asp?StarID=157 Extrasolar Vision: Rho Indi] [http://www.extrasolar.net/planettour.asp?StarCatId=&PlanetId=194 planet entry]