HD 106252 b explained

HD 106252 b
Discoverer:Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search
Discovery Site:La Silla Observatory
Discovered:April 4, 2001
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:2.655±
Eccentricity:0.480 ± 0.010
Period: yr
Time Periastron:JD
Arg Peri:291.4 ± 1.5°
Semi-Amplitude:152 ± 21
Star:HD 106252
Inclination: or

HD 106252 b is a large gas giant extrasolar planet about 10 times more massive than Jupiter. It was announced in 2001 by the European Southern Observatory. The discovery was confirmed by a different team using the Lick Telescope.

Astrometry of HD 106252 has determined an orbital inclination of either 46° or 134°, depending on whether the solution is prograde or retrograde. This, combined with the minimum mass, gives a true mass of, larger than the minimum mass of .

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