HD_73526_c

HD 73526 c

HD 73526 c

Extrasolar planet in the constellation Vela

HD 73526 c is an extrasolar planet orbiting about 97 million miles (1.05 AU) away from its parent star. Based on its mass, this planet is likely to be a gas giant. At the distance this planet orbits from its star, which is more luminous than the Sun, HD 73526 c would receive insolation 84% that of Venus.

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HD 73526 c is in a 2:1 orbital resonance with HD 73526 b. Every time planet b goes around its sun twice, planet c goes around once, a similar configuration to planets b and c of the Gliese 876 system.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Tinney, C. G.; et al. (2006). "The 2 : 1 Resonant Exoplanetary System Orbiting HD 73526". The Astrophysical Journal. 647 (1): 594–599. arXiv:astro-ph/0602557. Bibcode:2006ApJ...647..594T. doi:10.1086/503706. S2CID 8435712.


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