91 Aqr b

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Description: 91 Aquarii b, also known as HD 219449 b, is an extrasolar planet orbiting in the 91 Aquarii system approximately 148 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius. It orbits at the average distance of 105 Gm from its star, which is slightly closer than Venus is to the sun. The planet takes half an Earth year to orbit around the star in a very circular orbit with eccentricity less than 0.053.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown

Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.17 RJ

Density: 2.49 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 181.4 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.7 AU

Eccentricity: 0.027

Inclination: Unknown

Host Star Properties

Host Star: 91 Aqr

Spectral Type: K0 III

Temperature: 4665.0 K

Stellar Mass: 1.4 M

Stellar Radius: 11.0 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11237

Host ID: 2.61504

Discovery Date: 2013-07

Discovery Year: 2013

Discovery Method: Radial Velocity

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: Lick Observatory

Discovery Instrument: Hamilton Echelle Spectrograph

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