Ypsilon Andromedae e

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Exoplanet
Ypsilon Andromedae e
Constellation Andromeda
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 01h 36m 47.843s
declination + 41 ° 24 ′ 19.65 ″
Orbit data
Central star Titawin A
Major semi-axis 5.24558 ± 0.00067 AU
eccentricity 0.00536 ± 0.00044
Period of circulation 3848.86 ± 0.74 d
Further data
Minimum dimensions 1.059 ± 0.028
distance 13.57 ± 0.02 pc
history
discovery Curiel et al.
Date of discovery 2010
Catalog names
υ And e, 50 And e, HR 458 e, GJ 61 e, HD 9826 e

Upsilon Andromedae e (also abbreviated υ And e ) is an extrasolar planet which the approximately 44.25 light years from the sun distant main sequence star Titawin A in the binary system Titawin in the constellation Andromeda orbits. It is the outermost of the four known planets in the star's planetary system .

discovery

The planet was discovered in 2010 by a team of astronomers led by S. Curiel from the Astronomical Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico . The discovery was made using the radial velocity method .

properties

υ And e has similarities with Jupiter in the solar system in terms of its orbital properties and its minimum mass . It orbits its central star at 5.24558 AU distance in 3848.86 days. Unlike the further inward orbiting planets Samh and Majriti , its orbit is almost circular. υ And e has a track response with Samh of 3: 1. The minimum mass is slightly larger than the mass of Jupiter, although the actual mass could be higher.

Individual evidence

  1. VizieR: HIP 7513. Retrieved May 19, 2015 .
  2. a b c d NASA Exoplanet Archive: ups And e. Retrieved May 19, 2015 .
  3. a b c Curiel, S. et al .: A fourth planet orbiting υ Andromedae . bibcode : 2011A & A ... 525A..78C .