Chi Virginis b

Chi Virginis b
Exoplanet List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star Chi Virginis
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension (α) 12h 39m 14.7669s
Declination (δ) –07° 59 44.032
Apparent magnitude (mV) 4.657
Distance293.5 ± 7.5 ly
(90 ± 2.3 pc)
Spectral type K2III
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis(a) 2.14 ± 0.03 AU
Periastron (q) 1.15 AU
Apastron (Q) 3.13 AU
Eccentricity (e) 0.462 ± 0.069
Orbital period(P) 835.477 ± 6 d
(2.28737 ± 0.016 y)
Argument of
periastron
(ω) 290.6 ± 3.8°
Physical characteristics
Minimum mass(m sin i)11.09 ± 1 MJ
Discovery information
Discovery date July 2009
Discoverer(s) De Medeiros et al.
Discovery method radial velocity
Discovery status Published
Other designations
HD 110014 b
Database references
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
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SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
Open Exoplanet Cataloguedata

Chi Virginis b (also known as HD 110014 b) is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type giant star Chi Virginis, located approximately 294 light years away in the constellation Virgo. This planet has mass at least 11 times that of Jupiter and takes 835 days to orbit the star twice the distance as Earth from the Sun. This planet was discovered in July 2009 using the radial velocity method.

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