HD 10697 b

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Description: 109 Piscium b is a long-period extrasolar planet discovered in orbit around 109 Piscium. It is about 5.74 times the mass of Jupiter and is likely to be a gas giant. As is common for long-period planets discovered around other stars, it has an orbital eccentricity greater than that of Jupiter.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): 5.743 MJ

Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.14 RJ

Density: 4.78 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 1075.3799 days

Semi-major Axis: 2.051 AU

Eccentricity: 0.104

Inclination: 86.116°

Host Star Properties

Host Star: HD 10697

Spectral Type: G3 V

Temperature: 5641.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.99 M

Stellar Radius: 1.86 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.1105

Host ID: 2.54329

Discovery Date: 2000-06

Discovery Year: 1999

Discovery Method: Radial Velocity

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: W. M. Keck Observatory

Discovery Instrument: HIRES Spectrometer

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