Xi Aquilae b

Xi Aquilae b / Fortitudo
Discovery
Discovered bySato et al.[1]
Discovery siteOkayama Planet Search Program, Japan
Discovery date19 February 2008
Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
0.68 AU (102,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0
136.75 ± 0.25 d
0.37439 y
2,453,001.7 ± 1.4
StarXi Aquilae
Physical characteristics
Mass≥2.0 and <37.1[2] MJ

Xi Aquilae b (abbreviated ξ Aquilae b, ξ Aql b), formally named Fortitudo /fɔːrtɪˈtjuːdoʊ/, is an extrasolar planet approximately 184 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Aquila. The planet was discovered orbiting the yellow giant star Xi Aquilae in 2008. The planet has a minimum mass of 2.8 Jupiter and a period of 137 days.[1]

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