Misplaced Pages

HD 221416 b

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Gas giant exoplanet orbiting HD 221416

HD 221416 b
Discovery
Discovery date2019
Detection methodTransit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis0.1228
Eccentricity0.115
Orbital period (sidereal)14.3 days
StarHD 221416
Physical characteristics
Mean radius0.836 Jupiters
Mass0.19 Jupiters

HD 221416 b is a confirmed hot-Saturn-type exoplanet 312 light years away from earth and orbiting the late subgiant K-type star, HD 221416. It is part of a small but growing number of discovered exoplanets orbiting evolved stars. This planet was discovered in 2019 by using the primary transit method.

Physical characteristics

The exoplanet orbits the star at a close distance of 0.1228 AU, an eccentricity of 0.115 and an inclination of 85.75°.

Orbital characteristics

The planet orbits HD 221416 at a distance of 0.1228 astronomical units with an orbital eccentricity of 0.115 and an orbital inclination of 85.75000. The planet orbits the star every 14.3 days (0.04 earth years).

References

  1. "Exoplanet-catalog". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. Lazaro, Enrico de (29 March 2019). "Hot-Saturn Exoplanet Discovered by TESS, Characterized Using Asteroseismology | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. Martin, Pierre-Yves (2021). "Planet HD 221416 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. "HD 221416 | NASA Exoplanet Archive". exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. Guide, Universe. "HD 221416 b ExoPlanet Facts". www.universeguide.com. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
Constellation of Aquarius
Stars
Bayer
Flamsteed
Variable
HR
HD
Other
Exoplanets
Star clusters
Nebulae
Galaxies
NGC
Other
Galaxy clusters
Astronomical events
Category
Categories: