HD 196885 Ab explained

HD 196885 Ab
Discoverer:Correia et al.
Discovery Site:La Silla Observatory
Discovered:October 23, 2007
Discovery Method:Radial velocity
Apsis:astron
Aphelion:3.36AU
Perihelion:1.24AU
Semimajor:2.3AU
Eccentricity:0.462
Period:1349 d
3.693 y
Avg Speed:18.6
Time Periastron:2451236
Arg Peri:91.4
Semi-Amplitude:39.5

HD 196885 Ab (also referred to as HD 196885 b) is a Jovian planet with a minimum mass 2.96 times the mass of Jupiter.[1] This planet was discovered on October 23, 2007. In 2022, the planet's inclination and true mass were measured via astrometry, showing it to be about .

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Notes for star HD 196885. https://web.archive.org/web/20070702190954/http://exoplanet.eu/star.php?st=HD+196885. dead. July 2, 2007. Schneider, J.. Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 2008-08-19.