Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Mayor, Udry et al. |
Discovery site | Switzerland |
Discovery date | 30 June 2003 |
Radial velocity | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
3.075+0.132 −0.146 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.246+0.022 −0.018 |
4.980+0.016 −0.018 yr | |
Inclination | 24.469°+12.739° −7.205° |
16.522°+25.025° −30.708° | |
2451246.392+1.131 −1.167 | |
313.483°+6.950° −7.217° | |
Semi-amplitude | 49.041+0.821 −0.726 m/s |
Star | HD 169830 |
Physical characteristics[1] | |
Mass | 7.669+1.937 −2.755 MJ |
HD 169830 c is an extrasolar planet, most likely a gas giant, with a minimum mass three and a half times that of Jupiter. Its orbit is eccentric, with a period (year) of 1830 days.[2] In 2022, the true mass and inclination of HD 169830 c were measured via astrometry.[1]