Astronomy:HD 102195 b

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Short description: Hot Jupiter orbiting HD 102195
HD 102195 b / Lete
Discovery
Discovered byGe et al.[1]
Discovery dateJanuary 12, 2006
Doppler spectroscopy
(Exoplanet Tracker)
Orbital characteristics
astron|astron|helion}}0.052 AU (7,800,000 km)
astron|astron|helion}}0.046 AU (6,900,000 km)
0.049 AU (7,300,000 km)
Eccentricity0.06 (± 0.03)
Orbital period4.115 (± 0.001) d
0.01127 y
Average Orbital speed130
astron|astron|helion}}2453731.7 (± 0.5)
109.9 (± 10)
Semi-amplitude63.4 (± 2.0)
StarHD 102195


HD 102195 b (also called ET-1, and formally named Lete)is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 102195 in the constellation of Virgo, discovered in January 2006. It is the first planet discovered by the Exoplanet Tracker project, using a dispersed fixed-delay interferometer. The planet is an example of a hot Jupiter, and is likely to be a gas giant based on its mass.[1]

The planet HD 102195 b is named Lete. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Italy, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Lete is the oblivion river made of fog from Greek Mythology in the Italian narrative poem on the afterlife Divina Commedia.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ge, Jian et al. (2006). "The First Extrasolar Planet Discovered with a New-Generation High-Throughput Doppler Instrument". The Astrophysical Journal 648 (1): 683–695. doi:10.1086/505699. Bibcode2006ApJ...648..683G. 
  2. "International Astronomical Union | IAU". https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1912/. 
  3. "Approved names" (in en). http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/final-results. 

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Coordinates: Sky map 11h 45m 42.2920s, +02° 49′ 17.340″