HD_60532_c

HD 60532 c

HD 60532 c

Extrasolar planet in the constellation Puppis


HD 60532 c is an extrasolar planet located approximately 84 light-years away in the constellation of Puppis, orbiting the star HD 60532. This planet has a true mass of 7.46 times more than Jupiter, orbits at 1.58 AU, and takes 607 days to revolve in an eccentric orbit. This planet was discovered on September 22, 2008 in La Silla Observatory using the HARPS spectrograph. On this same day, the second planet in this system, HD 60532 b, was discovered in a 3:1 orbital resonance.

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References

  • Desort, M.; Lagrange, A. -M.; Galland, F.; Beust, H.; Udry, S.; Mayor, M.; Lo Curto, G. (2008). "Extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs around A-F type stars V. A planetary system found with HARPS around the F6IV-V star HD 60532". Astronomy and Astrophysics (abstract). 491 (3): 883–888. arXiv:0809.3862. Bibcode:2008yCat..34910883D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810241. S2CID 14562319.
  • Laskar, J.; Correia, A. C. M. (2009). "HD60532, a planetary system in a 3:1 mean motion resonance". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 496 (2): L5. arXiv:0902.0667. Bibcode:2009A&A...496L...5L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911689. S2CID 17793870.



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