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HD 178911 Bb

HD 178911 Bb is a planet discovered in 2001 by Zucker who used the radial velocity method. The minimum mass of this giant planet is 7.35 times that of Jupiter that orbits close to the star. The period of the planet is 71.5 days and the semi-amplitude is 346.9 m/s.

References

  1. ^ Zucker, S.; et al. (2002). "A Planet Candidate in the Stellar Triple System HD 178911". The Astrophysical Journal. 568 (1): 363–368. arXiv:astro-ph/0111550. Bibcode:2002ApJ...568..363Z. doi:10.1086/338892. S2CID 16548934.
  2. ^ "Exoplanets: The Hunt Continues!" (Press release). Garching, Germany: European Southern Observatory. April 4, 2001. Retrieved December 29, 2012.