HD 47186 b explained

HD 47186 b
Discoverer:Bouchy et al.
Discovery Site: La Silla Observatory
Discovered:June 16, 2008
Apsis:astron
Aphelion:0.052AU
Perihelion:0.048AU
Semimajor:0.05AU
Eccentricity:0.038 ± 0.02
Period:4.0845 ± 0.0002 d
Avg Speed:130
Time Periastron:2,454,562.77 ± 0.08

HD 47186 b is a “hot Neptuneextrasolar planet located approximately 123 light years away in the constellation of Canis Major, orbiting the star HD 47186. This planet has a minimum mass of 22.78 times that of Earth and orbits very close to the star at a similar distance from the star as 51 Pegasi b is from 51 Pegasi. As in consequence, it takes 4.0845 days to complete an orbit with an eccentricity of 0.038, which is similar to the 5.66 year-period planet HD 70642 b.

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