03h20m42.6943s, −33° 43′ 48.374″| 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 | |
| 0.947 ± 0.012 AU (141,700,000 ± 1,800,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.75 ± 0.002 |
| 380.85 ± 0.09 d 1.0427 ± 0.0002 y | |
Average orbital speed | 27.1 |
| 2,454,451.52 ± 0.1 | |
| 356.2 ± 0.4 | |
| Star | HD 20868 |
HD 20868 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 156 light-years away in the constellationofFornax, orbiting the 10th magnitude K-type subgiant star HD 20868. This planet has a minimum mass of 1.99 times more than Jupiter and orbits at a distance of 0.947 AU. This planet takes 380.85 days or 12.5 months to revolve around the star with an eccentricity of 0.75, one of the most eccentric of any known extrasolar planets. At periastron, the distance is 0.237 AU and at apastron, the distance is 1.66 AU.
The planet HD 20868 b is named Baiduri. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Malaysia, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Baiduri means opalinMalay language.[2][3]
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 ObservatoryinAtacama desert, Chile.[1]
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