HD 101930 b explained

HD 101930 b
Discoverer:Lovis, Mayor,
Pepe et al.
Discovery Site:La Silla Observatory
Discovered:14 February 2005
Discovery Method:Doppler spectroscopy
(HARPS)
Apsis:astron
Aphelion:0.335AU
Perihelion:0.077AU
Semimajor:0.302AU
Eccentricity:0.11 ± 0.02
Period:70.46 ± 0.18 d
0.1929 y
Avg Speed:46.8
Time Periastron:2,453,145.0 ± 2.0
Arg Peri:251 ± 11
Semi-Amplitude:18.1 ± 0.4
Mass:>0.30
(>95)

HD 101930 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 101930. It has a minimum mass a third of Jupiter's, nearly the same as Saturn's so it is thought to be a gas giant. It orbits the star closer than Mercury, and the orbit is slightly eccentric.

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