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HD 143361

HD 143361 is a G type star in the southern constellation Norma. It is a 9th magnitude star at a distance of about 193 light years from Earth.[1]

Planetary system

In October 2008 the planet HD 143361 b was reported to be orbiting this star. This object was detected using the radial velocity method during an astronomical survey conducted by the Magellan Planet Search Program using the MIKE echelle spectrograph on the 6.5-m Magellan II (Clay) telescope.[2]

The HD 143361 system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity
HD 143361 b 3.12 ±1.44 MJ 2 1057 ±20 0.15 ±0.17

See also

* List of extrasolar planets


References

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "SIMBAD query result: NLTT 41735 -- High proper-motion Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+143361. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
2. ^ Minniti, Dante et al. (2009). "Low-Mass Companions for Five Solar-Type Stars From the Magellan Planet Search Program". The Astrophysical Journal 693 (2): 1424–1430. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1424. http://iopscience.iop.org/0004-637X/693/2/1424/fulltext.


External links

* "HD 143361". Exoplanets. http://media4.obspm.fr/exoplanets/base/etoile.php?nom=HD+143361.

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