HD 76700 b
An artist's impression of HD 76700 b orbiting its host star. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Tinney, Butler, Marcy et al. |
| Discovery site | Anglo-Australian Telescope |
| Discovery date | July 5, 2002 |
| Radial velocity | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0511 ± 0.0030 AU (7,640,000 ± 450,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.10±0.08 |
| 3.97097±0.00023 d | |
| 2451213.32±0.67 JD | |
| 30° | |
| Semi-amplitude | 27.6±1.7 |
| Star | HD 76700 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.99 RJ | |
| Mass | 0.21±0.03 MJ |
| 5.82 m/s2 | |
| Temperature | 1316+85 −252 K |
HD 76700 b is an exoplanet orbiting the G-type main sequence star HD 76700, approximately 198 light years away in the southern constellation Volans. The planet was discovered in 2002, and was announced in 2003.