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HD 145377

HD 145377 is a G type star that is a little hotter and a little larger than our Sun. It is located in the southern constellation Scorpius. It is a 8th magnitude star at a distance of about 188 light years from Earth.[1]


Planetary system

In October 2008 an extrasolar planet, HD 145377 b, was reported to be orbiting this star. This object was detected using the radial velocity method by search programs conducted using the HARPS spectrograph.[2]

The HD 145377 system[2]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity
HD 145377 b ≥5.76 ±0.1 MJ 0.45 ±0.004 103.95 ±0.13 0.307 ±0.017

See also

* List of extrasolar planets


References

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "SIMBAD query result: HIP 79346 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+145377. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
2. ^ a b Moutou et al.; Mayor, M.; Lo Curto, G.; Udry, S.; Bouchy, F.; Benz, W.; Lovis, C.; Naef, D. et al. (2009). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets XVII. Six long-period giant planets around BD -17 0063, HD 20868, HD 73267, HD 131664, HD 145377, HD 153950" (abstract). Astronomy and Astrophysics 496 (2): 513–519. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810941. http://www.aanda.org/index.php?option=article&access=doi&doi=10.1051/0004-6361:200810941. (web Preprint)


External links

* "HD 145377". Exoplanets. http://media4.obspm.fr/exoplanets/base/etoile.php?nom=HD+145377.

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