HD 68988 b explained

HD 68988 b / Albmi
Discoverer:Vogt et al.
Discovery Site:Keck Observatory
Discovered:15 October 2001
Discovery Method:Radial velocity
Apsis:astron
Aphelion:0.0809AU
Perihelion:0.0599AU
Semimajor:0.0704AU
Eccentricity:0.1497 ± 0.0079
Period:6.27670 ± 0.000053 d
0.0171844 y
Avg Speed:122
Time Periastron:2451549.062 ± 0.040
Arg Peri:40 ± 170
Semi-Amplitude:191.6 ± 1.7

HD 68988 b is a hot jupiter located approximately 192 light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major, orbiting the star HD 68988 in a moderately eccentric orbit.

The planet HD 68988 b is called Albmi. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Norway, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Albmi means sky in the Northern Sami language.[1] [2]

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  1. Web site: Approved names. NameExoworlds. en. 2020-01-02. 2019-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219084750/http://www.nameexoworlds.iau.org/final-results. dead.
  2. Web site: International Astronomical Union IAU. www.iau.org. 2020-01-02.