Planet HD 62509 b
| Name | HD 62509 b | ||
| Planet Status | Confirmed | ||
| Discovered in | 2006 | ||
| Mass | — | ||
| Mass*sin(i) | 2.9 ( -0.1 +0.1 ) MJ |  |
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| Semi-Major Axis | 1.69 (± 0.03) AU | |
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| Orbital Period | 589.64 (± 0.81) day | |
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| Eccentricity | 0.02 (± 0.03) | |
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| ω | 354.58 (± 95.65) deg | |
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| Tperi | 2447739.02 (± 4.5) JD | |
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| Radius | — | ||
| Inclination | — | ||
| Update | 2021-01-07 | ||
| Detection Method | Radial Velocity | ||
| Mass Detection Method | — | ||
| Radius Detection Method | — | ||
| Primary transit | — | ||
| Secondary transit | — | ||
| λ | — | ||
| Impact Parameter b | — | ||
| Time Vr=0 | — | ||
| Velocity Semiamplitude K | 46.0 (± 1.6) m/s | |
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| Calculated temperature | — | ||
| Measured temperature | — | ||
| Hottest point longitude | — | ||
| Geometric albedo | — | ||
| Surface gravity log(g/gH) | — | ||
| Alternate Names | Pollux b, beta Gem b |
Star
HD 62509| Name | HD 62509 | ||
| Distance | 10.34 (± 1.0) pc | |
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| Spectral type | K0IIIb | ||
| Apparent magnitude V | 1.15 | ||
| Mass | 1.47 (± 0.45) MSun | |
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| Age | — | ||
| Effective temperature | 4666.0 (± 95.0) K | |
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| Radius | 9.3 RSun | |
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| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.19 | |
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| Detected Disc | — | ||
| Magnetic Field | — | ||
| RA2000 | 07:45:18.0 | ||
| Dec2000 | +28:01:34 | ||
| Alternate Names | Pollux, beta Gem | ||
| Planetary system | 1 planet |
Observability Predictor 
Remarks
The planet was first suspected by Hatzes & Cochran (1993)
05 Feb 2014:
Aurière et al. (2013) suggest that that the apparent RV variation could be due to a stable weak dipolar magnetic field of the star.
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