HD 153950 b

HD 153950 b / Trimobe
Discovery
Discovered byMoutou et al.[1]
Discovery siteLa Silla Observatory
Discovery dateOctober 26, 2008
Doppler spectroscopy
(HARPS)
Orbital characteristics
1.28 ± 0.01 AU (191,500,000 ± 1,500,000 km)
Eccentricity0.34 ± 0.021
499.4 ± 3.6 d
1.367 ± 0.010 y
28.0
2,454,502 ± 4.1
308.2 ± 2.4
StarHD 153950

HD 153950 b, also known as Trimobe, is an extrasolar planet located approximately 162 light-years away. This planet was discovered on October 26, 2008 by Moutou et al. using the HARPS spectrograph on ESO's 3.6 meter telescope installed at La Silla Observatory in Atacama desert, Chile.[1]

The planet HD 153950 b is named Trimobe. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Madagascar, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Trimobe is a rich ogre from Malagasy tales.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Moutou2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Approved names". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.