HD 49674 b

HD 49674 b is an extrasolar planet[1] located approximately 134 light-years away in the constellation of Auriga, orbiting the star HD 49674. This planet was discovered orbiting the star in 2002. The planet is a gas giant and orbits extremely close to its star, which takes only 4.95 days to revolve.[2]

HD 49674 b
Discovery
Discovered byButler, Marcy,
Vogt et al.
Department of Astronomy,
601 Campbell Hall,
University of California, Berkeley,
California
Discovery siteexoplanets.org
Discovery dateJune 13, 2002
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
Apastron0.0630 AU (9,420,000 km)
Periastron0.0530 AU (7,930,000 km)
0.0580 ± 0.0034 AU (8,680,000 ± 510,000 km)
Eccentricity0.087±0.095
4.94737±0.00098 d
128
2,451,882.38±0.88
264
Semi-amplitude13.7±0.21
StarHD 49674

    HD 49674 b, along with its parent star, was chosen as part of the 2019 NameExoWorlds campaign organised by the International Astronomical Union in which each country was assigned a star and planet to be named. The HD 49674 system was assigned to Belgium. The winning proposal named HD 49674 b Eburonia and the parent star Nervia, both after prominent Belgic tribes, the Eburones and Nervii respectively.[3]

    References
    1. Butler, R. Paul; et al. (2003). "Seven New Keck Planets Orbiting G and K Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal. 582 (1): 455–466. Bibcode:2003ApJ...582..455B. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.7.6988. doi:10.1086/344570.
    2. Butler, R. P.; et al. (2006). "Catalog of Nearby Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 505–522. arXiv:astro-ph/0607493. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..505B. doi:10.1086/504701.
    3. "Belgium". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2019-12-22.


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