HD 3651 b

HD 3651 b Image

Description: 54 Piscium b, occasionally catalogued as 54 Piscium Ab to differentiate from the brown dwarf in the system, is an extrasolar planet approximately 36 light-years away in the constellation of Pisces. It was discovered orbiting the orange dwarf star 54 Piscium. Its minimum mass is one-fifth that of Jupiter, and it orbits the star in a very eccentric orbit about every two months.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown

Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.899 RJ

Density: 0.386 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 62.25 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.295 AU

Eccentricity: 0.645

Inclination: Unknown

Host Star Properties

Host Star: HD 3651

Spectral Type: K0 V

Temperature: 5221.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.8 M

Stellar Radius: 0.87 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11272

Host ID: 2.54011

Discovery Date: 2003-06

Discovery Year: 2003

Discovery Method: Radial Velocity

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: Multiple Observatories

Discovery Instrument: Multiple Instruments

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