Gliese 317 b explained

Gliese 317 b
Discoverer:Johnson et al.
Discovery Site:W. M. Keck, U.S.
Discovered:6 July 2007
Discovery Method:Doppler spectroscopy
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:0.95AU
Eccentricity:0.193 ± 0.06
Period:692.9 ± 4 d
1.9 ± 1.1 y
Time Periastron:2451639 ± 30
Arg Peri:344 ± 10
Semi-Amplitude:57.3
Star:Gliese 317

Gliese 317 b is an extrasolar planet[1] approximately 50 light-years away in the constellation of Pyxis. The planet was reported in July 2007 to be orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 317. The planet is a Jovian planet that orbits at about 95% of the distance between Earth and the Sun. The orbital period is about 1.9 years, corresponding to a slow orbital velocity of 14.82 km/s.

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  1. A New Planet Around an M Dwarf: Revealing a Correlation Between Exoplanets and Stellar Mass . Johnson . The Astrophysical Journal . 2007 . 670 . 1 . 833–840 . 10.1086/521720 . Butler . R. Paul . Marcy . Geoffrey W. . Fischer . Debra A. . Vogt . Steven S. . Wright . Jason T. . Peek . Kathryn M. G. . 2007ApJ...670..833J. 0707.2409 . 9135084 .