HD 76700 b
Description: HD 76700 b is an exoplanet orbiting the G-type main sequence star HD 76700, approximately 198 light years away in the southern constellation Volans. The planet was discovered in 2002, and was announced in 2003.
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown
Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.856 RJ
Density: 0.415 g/cm³
Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 3.97097 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.05 AU
Eccentricity: 0.09
Inclination: Unknown
Host Star Properties
Host Star: HD 76700
Spectral Type: G6 V
Temperature: 5644.0 K
Stellar Mass: 0.99 M☉
Stellar Radius: 1.37 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: b
Object ID: 3.1134
Host ID: 2.55846
Discovery Date: 2003-04
Discovery Year: 2002
Discovery Method: Radial Velocity
Discovery Locale: Ground
Discovery Facility: Anglo-Australian Telescope
Discovery Instrument: UCLES Spectrograph