HD_41004_Ab

HD 41004 Ab
Discovery
Discovered by	Zucker et al.
Discovery date	2003-2004
Detection method	radial velocity
Designations
Alternative names	HIP 28393 b; SAO 217660 b
Orbital characteristics
Periastron	0.44 AU; (66 Gm); (2.13 μpc)
Apoastron	2.96 AU; (443 Gm); (14.35 μpc)
Semi-major axis	1.70 AU; (254 Gm); (8.24 μpc)
Eccentricity	0.39±0.17
Orbital period (sidereal)	963±38 d; (2.64 y); (83.2 Ms)
Angular distance	40 mas
Longitude of perihelion	97±31°
Time of perihelion	2452425±37 JD
Semi-amplitude	99±60 m/s
Star	HD 41004
Physical characteristics
Mass	>2.56 MJ; (814 ME))

HD 41004 Ab

Exoplanet in the constellation Pictor

HD 41004 Ab is an extrasolar planet approximately 139 light years away in the constellation of Pictor. It has mass 2.56 M_J planet orbiting at a distance of 1.70 AU from HD 41004 A. The planet's orbit is highly eccentric caused by the companion star HD 41004 B and the distance ranges from 0.44 to 2.96 astronomical units.

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HD_41004_Ab

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