HD 81688 b

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Description: 41 Lyncis b, also designated HD 81688 b and named Arkas, is an extrasolar planet approximately 280 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Physical Properties

Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown

Radius (Jupiter radius): 1.2 RJ

Density: 1.17 g/cm³

Equilibrium Temperature: Unknown

Orbital Parameters

Orbital Period: 183.93 days

Semi-major Axis: 0.648 AU

Eccentricity: 0.04

Inclination: Unknown

Host Star Properties

Host Star: HD 81688

Spectral Type: K0 III-IV

Temperature: 4797.0 K

Stellar Mass: 1.07 M

Stellar Radius: 11.13 R

Discovery Information

Planet Letter: b

Object ID: 3.11345

Host ID: 2.55987

Discovery Date: 2008-06

Discovery Year: 2007

Discovery Method: Radial Velocity

Discovery Locale: Ground

Discovery Facility: Okayama Astrophysical Observatory

Discovery Instrument: HIDES Echelle Spectrograph

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