Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Moutou et al.[1] |
Discovery site | La Silla Observatory |
Discovery date | October 26, 2008 |
Doppler spectroscopy (HARPS) | |
Orbital characteristics | |
1.28 ± 0.01 AU (191,500,000 ± 1,500,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.34 ± 0.021 |
499.4 ± 3.6 d 1.367 ± 0.010 y | |
Average orbital speed | 28.0 |
2,454,502 ± 4.1 | |
308.2 ± 2.4 | |
Star | HD 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]
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