Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 13h 12m 19.7428s [2] |
Declination | +17° 31′ 01.654″ [2] |
Astrometry | |
Distance | 126±2
[2]
ly (38.6±0.7 [2] pc) |
Orbit | |
Primary | HD 114762 |
Period (P) | 83.915±0.003 d [3] |
Semi-major axis (a) | 0.375±0.006 AU [3] |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.566+0.012 −0.011 [3] |
Inclination (i) | 6.23+1.97 −1.26 [3]° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 2449889.106±0.186 [4] |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 201.3±1.0 [3]° |
Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 612.48±3.52 [4] km/s |
Details | |
Mass | 107+20 −27 [3] 147.0+39.3 −42.0 [5] MJup |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 114762 b is a small red dwarf star, in the HD 114762 system, [3] formerly thought to be a massive gaseous [6] [7] extrasolar planet, [8] approximately 126 light-years (38.6 pc) away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. [1] [6] This optically undetected companion to the late F-type main-sequence star HD 114762 was discovered in 1989 by Latham, et al., [7] and confirmed in an October 1991 paper by Cochran, et al. [9] It was thought to be the first discovered exoplanet (although its existence was confirmed after those around PSR B1257+12.)
The object orbits the primary star every 83.9 days at an approximate distance of 0.37
AU,
[3] with an
orbital eccentricity of 0.57;
[3] for comparison, this orbit is similar to that of
Mercury but with almost three times the eccentricity.
[3] Based on the radial velocity measurements alone, it was estimated to have a minimum mass of 11.069±0.063
MJ (at 90°)
[10] and a probable mass of approximately 63.2
MJ (at 10°).
[11] However, analysis of its astrometric perturbation of its host star in 2019 found it to have an extremely low inclination of only 6.23+1.97
−1.26 degrees, giving it a true mass of 107+20
−27 MJ and putting it well outside of the range of planetary masses (less than 13
MJ).
[3]
HD 114762 b was thought for a time to be the first extrasolar planet ever detected, predating the 1992 pulsar planets found around PSR B1257+12 and main-sequence yellow dwarf 51 Pegasi. [12] [13] However, now that it has been found to not be a planet, the planets found orbiting PSR B1257+12 were indeed the first exoplanets ever found. [3]
At an event celebrating the career of discoverer David Latham and attended by his colleagues and collaborators, the object was informally dubbed "Latham's Planet". [14] However, this name has no official standing with the International Astronomical Union.
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Coma Berenices |
Right ascension | 13h 12m 19.7428s [2] |
Declination | +17° 31′ 01.654″ [2] |
Astrometry | |
Distance | 126±2
[2]
ly (38.6±0.7 [2] pc) |
Orbit | |
Primary | HD 114762 |
Period (P) | 83.915±0.003 d [3] |
Semi-major axis (a) | 0.375±0.006 AU [3] |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.566+0.012 −0.011 [3] |
Inclination (i) | 6.23+1.97 −1.26 [3]° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 2449889.106±0.186 [4] |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 201.3±1.0 [3]° |
Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary) | 612.48±3.52 [4] km/s |
Details | |
Mass | 107+20 −27 [3] 147.0+39.3 −42.0 [5] MJup |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 114762 b is a small red dwarf star, in the HD 114762 system, [3] formerly thought to be a massive gaseous [6] [7] extrasolar planet, [8] approximately 126 light-years (38.6 pc) away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. [1] [6] This optically undetected companion to the late F-type main-sequence star HD 114762 was discovered in 1989 by Latham, et al., [7] and confirmed in an October 1991 paper by Cochran, et al. [9] It was thought to be the first discovered exoplanet (although its existence was confirmed after those around PSR B1257+12.)
The object orbits the primary star every 83.9 days at an approximate distance of 0.37
AU,
[3] with an
orbital eccentricity of 0.57;
[3] for comparison, this orbit is similar to that of
Mercury but with almost three times the eccentricity.
[3] Based on the radial velocity measurements alone, it was estimated to have a minimum mass of 11.069±0.063
MJ (at 90°)
[10] and a probable mass of approximately 63.2
MJ (at 10°).
[11] However, analysis of its astrometric perturbation of its host star in 2019 found it to have an extremely low inclination of only 6.23+1.97
−1.26 degrees, giving it a true mass of 107+20
−27 MJ and putting it well outside of the range of planetary masses (less than 13
MJ).
[3]
HD 114762 b was thought for a time to be the first extrasolar planet ever detected, predating the 1992 pulsar planets found around PSR B1257+12 and main-sequence yellow dwarf 51 Pegasi. [12] [13] However, now that it has been found to not be a planet, the planets found orbiting PSR B1257+12 were indeed the first exoplanets ever found. [3]
At an event celebrating the career of discoverer David Latham and attended by his colleagues and collaborators, the object was informally dubbed "Latham's Planet". [14] However, this name has no official standing with the International Astronomical Union.