HR 8799 e
Jovian planet orbiting HR 8799 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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HR 8799 e is a large exoplanet, orbiting the star HR 8799, which lies 129 light-years from Earth. This gas giant is between 5 and 10 times the mass of Jupiter.[1] Due to their young age and high temperature all four discovered planets in the HR 8799 system are large, compared to all gas giants in the Solar System.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Marois et al. |
Discovery site | Keck and Gemini observatories in Hawaii |
Discovery date | November 1, 2010 (announced) November 22, 2010 (published) |
Direct imaging | |
Orbital characteristics | |
~ 14.5 ± 0.5[1][note 1] AU 16.4+2.1 −1.1[2] AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.15 ± 0.08[2] |
~ 50[1][note 1] y | |
Inclination | 25 ± 8[2]° |
Star | HR 8799 |
Physical characteristics | |
1.17+0.13 −0.11 RJ[2] | |
Mass | 9.6+1.9 −1.8 MJ[3] |
104.3 ± 0.3[2] cm s−2 | |
Temperature | 1,000 [4] K 1150 ± 50[2] K |
Spectral type | ~L7[2] |
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