HD 216770 b explained

HD 216770 b
Discoverer:Mayor et al.
Discovery Site: California, USA
Discovered:June 30, 2003
Apsis:astron
Aphelion:0.63AU
Perihelion:0.29AU
Semimajor:0.46AU
Eccentricity:0.37 ± 0.06
Period:118.45 ± 0.55 d
0.32429 y
Avg Speed:42
Time Periastron:2,452,672 ± 3.5
Arg Peri:281 ± 10
Semi-Amplitude:30.9 ± 1.9
Mass:>0.65

HD 216770 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 216770. It has a mass about two thirds that of Jupiter, largest planet in the Solar System. But unlike the gas giants in the Solar System, it orbits in a very eccentric orbit around the star. The mean distance from the star is slightly larger than Mercury's, and it completes one orbit around the star in every 118 days.

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