Mu Arae b
Simulated image of Mu Arae b | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Butler, Marcy |
| Discovery site | California, US |
| Discovery date | December 12, 2000 |
| Doppler Spectroscopy | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Apastron | 1.689 AU (252,700,000 km) |
| Periastron | 1.304 AU (195,100,000 km) |
| 1.497 AU (223,900,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| 643.25 ± 0.90 d 1.7611 y | |
| 2452365.6 ± 12.6 | |
| 22.0 ± 7.0 | |
| Semi-amplitude | 37.78 ± 0.40 |
| Star | Mu Arae |
Mu Arae b, often designated HD 160691 b and formally named Quijote /kiˈhoʊtiː/, is an exoplanet orbiting the star Mu Arae in the constellation Ara.