HD 171028 b

HD 171028 b is an exoplanet that orbits the yellow dwarf HD 171028 every 538 days . Due to its high mass , it is assumed that it is a gas planet .

discovery

The planet was determined using the radial velocity method by Nuno C. Santos et al. discovered in 2007 .

Circulation and mass

The planet orbits its star at a distance of approx. 1.29 astronomical units and has a mass of approx. 581.8 Earth masses or 1.83 Jupiter masses.

Web links

• The exoplanet in the "Encyclopedia of Extrasolar Planets"