Lick and Keck Observatory Fairborn Observatory USA
Discovery date
13 June 2002
Detection method
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
Apastron
1.085 AU (162,300,000 km)
Periastron
0.625 AU (93,500,000 km)
Semi-major axis
0.855 ± 0.049 AU (127,900,000 ± 7,300,000 km)
Eccentricity
0.269 ± 0.034
Orbital period (sidereal)
263.84 ± 0.71 d 0.72 y
Average orbital speed
35.5
Time of periastron
2,451,748.1 ± 8.6
Argument of periastron
318 ± 10
Semi-amplitude
112 ± 5
Star
HD 40979
HD 40979 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 40979, was detected from the Lick and Keck observatories and photometric observations at Fairborn Observatory reveal low-amplitude brightness variations in HD 40979. It is thought to be a large gas giant planet. It was discovered in 2002 by Debra Fischer.[1]
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HD40979b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD40979, was detected from the Lick and Keck observatories and photometric observations at Fairborn...
HD40979 is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Auriga. The combined brightness of this group lies below the typical limit of visibility...
Debra A.; et al. (2003). "A Planetary Companion to HD40979 and Additional Planets Orbiting HD 12661 and HD 38529". The Astrophysical Journal. 586 (2): 1394–1408...
Debra A.; et al. (2003). "A Planetary Companion to HD40979 and Additional Planets Orbiting HD 12661 and HD 38529". The Astrophysical Journal. 586 (2): 1394–1408...
Debra A.; et al. (2003). "A Planetary Companion to HD40979 and Additional Planets Orbiting HD 12661 and HD 38529". The Astrophysical Journal. 586 (2): 1394–1408...
most massive exoplanet candidate is HD 217786 b, which masses 12.98 MJ; the least massive confirmed planet is HD 10180 b, which masses 0.004 MJ or 3.1 M🜨...