HD_106252_b

HD 106252 b

HD 106252 b

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HD 106252 b is a large gas giant extrasolar planet about 10 times more massive than Jupiter. It was announced in 2001 by the European Southern Observatory.[1] The discovery was confirmed by a different team using the Lick Telescope.[4]

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Astrometry of HD 106252 has determined an orbital inclination of either 46° or 134°, depending on whether the solution is prograde or retrograde. This, combined with the minimum mass, gives a true mass of 10.0 MJ, larger than the minimum mass of 7.2 MJ.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Exoplanets: The Hunt Continues!" (Press release). Garching, Germany: European Southern Observatory. April 4, 2001. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
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    Li, Yiting; Brandt, Timothy D.; Brandt, G. Mirek; Dupuy, Trent J.; Michalik, Daniel; Jensen-Clem, Rebecca; Zeng, Yunlin; Faherty, Jacqueline; Mitra, Elena L. (2021). "Precise Masses and Orbits for Nine Radial-velocity Exoplanets". The Astronomical Journal. 162 (6): 266. arXiv:2109.10422. Bibcode:2021AJ....162..266L. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac27ab. S2CID 237592581.
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    Butler, R. P.; et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701. S2CID 119067572.
  4. [4]
    Fischer, Debra A.; et al. (2002). "Planetary Companions to HD 136118, HD 50554, and HD 106252". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 114 (795): 529–535. Bibcode:2002PASP..114..529F. doi:10.1086/341677.
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