HD 40307 f
Exoplanet orbiting the star HD 40307 in the constellation of Pictor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HD 40307 f is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 40307. It is located 42 light-years away in the direction of the southern constellation Pictor. The planet was discovered by the radial velocity method, using the European Southern Observatory's HARPS apparatus[1][2][3] by a team of astronomers led by Mikko Tuomi at the University of Hertfordshire and Guillem Anglada-Escude of the University of Göttingen, Germany.[4] The existence of planet was confirmed in 2015.[5]
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Mikko Tuomi et al. |
Discovery site | La Silla Observatory, Chile |
Discovery date | October 28, 2012 |
radial velocity, using HARPS | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.247 [0.233, 0.258] AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.03 [0, 0.13][1] |
51.76 [51.30, 52.26][1] d | |
Semi-amplitude | 1.09 [0.77, 1.37][1] |
Star | HD 40307 |
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