Radial velocity changes over time of 6 Lyncis caused by the orbit of 6 Lyncis b.
Discovery[1]
Discovered by
Sato et al.
Discovery site
Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
Discovery date
2008
Detection method
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics[2]
Semi-major axis
2.11±0.11 AU
Eccentricity
0.073±0.036
Orbital period (sidereal)
934.3±8.6 d
Time of perihelion
2455384±94 JD
Argument of perihelion
130±38 º
Semi-amplitude
32.8±1.2 m/s
Star
6 Lyncis
Physical characteristics[2]
Mean radius
1.209 RJ
Mass
≥2.010±0.077 MJ
6 Lyncis b (abbreviated 6 Lyn b) is an extrasolar planet orbiting the K-type subgiant star 6 Lyncis which is approximately 182 light years away in the Lynx constellation. The planet has a minimum mass 2.4MJ. The orbital period for this planet is 899 days, or 2.46 years. The orbital radius for this planet is 2.2 AU, periastron 1.9 AU, and apastron 2.5 AU, corresponding to the orbital eccentricity of 0.134.[1] This planet was discovered on July 3, 2008 by Sato et al., who used Doppler spectroscopy to find variations of the line of sight motion of the star caused by the planet’s gravity during its orbit.
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