HD 213240 b

HD 213240 b is an exoplanet that orbits the yellow dwarf HD 213240 every 882.7 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 of NC Santos et al. discovered in 2001 .

Circulation and mass

The planet orbits its star at a distance of approx. 1.92 astronomical units with an eccentricity of 42.1% and has a mass of approx. 1500 earth masses or 4.72 Jupiter masses.

Web links

• The exoplanet in the "Encyclopedia of Extrasolar Planets"