HD 69830 b

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Description: HD 69830 b is a Neptune-mass or super-Earth-mass exoplanet orbiting the star HD 69830. It is at least 10 times more massive than Earth. It also orbits very close to its parent star and takes 82/3 days to complete an orbit.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown

Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.283 RJ

Density: 1.76 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 8.667 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.0785 AU

Eccentricity: 0.1

Inclination: Unknown

Host Star Properties

Host Star: HD 69830

Spectral Type: K0V

Temperature: 5385.0 K

Stellar Mass: 0.86 M

Stellar Radius: 0.89 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11324

Host ID: 2.55603

Discovery Date: 2006-05

Discovery Year: 2006

Discovery Method: Radial Velocity

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: La Silla Observatory

Discovery Instrument: HARPS Spectrograph

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