Pi Mensae b

Pi Mensae b
Discovery
Discovered byJones et al.[1]
Discovery siteAustralia Anglo-Australian
Telescope
Discovery date15 October 2001
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics[2]
3.31+0.13
−0.15
 AU
Eccentricity0.642+0.0007
−0.0006
5.719 ± 0.001 years (2,088.86 ± 0.37 d)
Inclination54.4°+5.9°
−3.7°
278.5°+6.7°
−9.8°
2456540.34±0.75
331.02°+0.23°
−0.22°
Semi-amplitude193.98+0.38
−0.38
 m/s
StarPi Mensae
Physical characteristics[2]
Mass12.3+1.2
−1.4
 MJ

Pi Mensae b (π Men b, π Mensae b), also known as HD 39091 b, is an extrasolar planet[3] approximately 60 light-years away in the constellation of Mensa. The planet was announced orbiting the yellow main-sequence star[4] Pi Mensae in October 2001.

  1. ^ Jones H., Vogt S., Butler P., Marcy G., Fischer D., Pourbaix D., Apps K., & Laughlin G.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Feng2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference cne was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Gray, R. O.; et al. (July 2006). "Contributions to the Nearby Stars (NStars) Project: spectroscopy of stars earlier than M0 within 40 pc-The Southern Sample". The Astronomical Journal. 132 (1): 161–170. arXiv:astro-ph/0603770. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..161G. doi:10.1086/504637. S2CID 250741593.