BD-08°2823 b explained

BD-08°2823 b
Discoverer:Hebrard et al.
Discovery Site:La Silla Observatory
Discovered:October 19, 2009
Discovery Method:Radial velocity (HARPS)
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:0.056AU
Eccentricity:0.15
Period:5.60 d
Time Periastron:2,454,637.7 ± 1.6
Arg Peri:30 ± 100
Semi-Amplitude:6.5 ± 1.0
Star:BD-08°2823

BD-08°2823 b (also known as HIP 49067 b) is an extrasolar planet which orbits the K-type main-sequence star BD-08°2823, located approximately 135 light-years away in the constellation Sextans. This planet has at least 14 times the mass of Earth and takes four fifths of a week to orbit the star at a semi-major axis of . This planet is classified as a hot Neptune. This planet was detected by High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) on October 19, 2009, together with 29 other planets, including BD-08°2823 c.