HD 83443 b

HD 83443 b / Buru
Discovery
Discovered byMayor et al.
Discovery site France
Discovery dateApril 15, 2000[1]
Doppler Spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
0.039 AU (5,800,000 km)
Eccentricity0.013 ± 0.013
2.98565 ± 0.00003 d
2,451,497.5 ± 0.3
11 ± 11
Semi-amplitude56.3 ± 1.4
StarHD 83443

HD 83443 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 134 light-years away[2] in the constellation of Vela. It was discovered in 2000 by the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search Team led by Michel Mayor.[1] It has a minimum mass comparable to Saturn, and its orbit is one of the shortest known, 1/25th that of Earth's. It takes only three days to complete one revolution around the star.[3]

The planet HD 83443 b is named Buru. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Kenya, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Buru means dust in the Dholuo language.[4][5]

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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mayor2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Approved names". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  5. ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.