HD 52265

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HD 52265
Observation data
Epoch 2000      Equinox 2000
Constellation Monoceros
Right ascension 07h 00m 18.0363s
Declination –05° 22′ 01.783″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.301
Distance 91.50 ly
(28.07 pc)
Spectral type G0V
Other designations
Database references
SIMBAD data

HD 52265 is a 6th-magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 92 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros. It is 18% more massive than and almost twice as luminous as the Sun. The age of the star is 4,000 million years.

Planetary system

In 2000 the California and Carnegie Planet Search team announced the discovery of an extrasolar planet orbiting the star.[1] It was independently discovered by the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search team.[2][3]

The HD 52265 planetary system[4][5]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 1.85 MJ 0.504 ± 0.029 119.290 ± 0.086 0.325 ± 0.065 36°

See also

References

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  5. Wobbly, Sunlike Star Being Pulled by Giant Alien Planet, Charles Q. Choi

External links

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Coordinates: Sky map 07h 00m 18.0363s, −05° 22′ 01.783″


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