Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Vogt, Butler, Marcy et al. |
Discovery site | Keck Observatory |
Discovery date | October 15, 2001 |
Radial velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Apastron | 1.268 AU (189,700,000 km) |
Periastron | 1.070 AU (160,100,000 km) |
1.169 ± 0.068 AU (174,900,000 ± 10,200,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.085 ± 0.033 |
496.9 ± 2.3 d 1.360 y | |
Average orbital speed | 25.69 |
2,450,840 ±37 | |
93 ± 25 | |
Semi-amplitude | 30.2±0.75 |
Star | HD 114783 |
HD 114783 b is an exoplanet that has a minimum mass almost exactly that of Jupiter. However, since the true mass is not known, it may be more massive, but not likely much. It orbits the star 20% further than Earth orbits the Sun. The orbit is quite circular.[1][2]