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Astrophysics and Astronomy

2003

Planetary systems

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Seven New Keck Planets Orbiting G And K Dwarfs, R. Paul Butler, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Steve S. Vogt, Debra A. Fischer, Gregory W. Henry, Gregory Laughlin, Jason Wright Jan 2003

Seven New Keck Planets Orbiting G And K Dwarfs, R. Paul Butler, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Steve S. Vogt, Debra A. Fischer, Gregory W. Henry, Gregory Laughlin, Jason Wright

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Planetary mass companions orbiting seven nearby G and K dwarfs have been found from the Keck Precision Doppler Survey. A "51 Peg-like" planet orbiting HD 49674 has the smallest mass yet found, M sin i = 0.12 MJ. This system does not transit. A double-planet system orbits HD 37124, with periods of 153 days and 6 yr and minimum masses of 0.91 and 1.70 MJ. Single companions with moderate eccentricity have been found orbiting HD 108874, HD 72659, HD 114729, and HD 145675 with orbital periods ranging from 1.09 to 5.98 yr, yielding minimum masses ranging …


A Sub-Saturn Mass Planet Orbiting Hd 3651, Debra A. Fischer, R. Paul Butler, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Steve Vogt, Gregory W. Henry Jan 2003

A Sub-Saturn Mass Planet Orbiting Hd 3651, Debra A. Fischer, R. Paul Butler, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Steve Vogt, Gregory W. Henry

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We report precise Doppler velocities of HD 3651 obtained at Lick and Keck Observatories. The velocities reveal evidence of a planetary companion with an orbital period of 62.23 ± 0.03 days, an eccentricity of 0.63 ± 0.04, and a velocity semiamplitude of 15.9 ± 1.7 m s-1. With an assumed mass of 0.79 M for this K0 V star, we derive M sin i = 0.20MJ and a semimajor axis of 0.284 AU. The star is chromospherically inactive, with log R = -5.01, and 10 years of observations at Fairborn Observatory show it to be …


A Planetary Companion To Hd 40979 And Additional Planets Orbiting Hd 12661 And Hd 38529, Debra A. Fischer, Geoffrey W. Marcy, R. Paul Butler, Steve Vogt, Gregory W. Henry, Dimitri Pourbaix, Bernard Walp, Anthony A. Misch, Jason T. Wright Jan 2003

A Planetary Companion To Hd 40979 And Additional Planets Orbiting Hd 12661 And Hd 38529, Debra A. Fischer, Geoffrey W. Marcy, R. Paul Butler, Steve Vogt, Gregory W. Henry, Dimitri Pourbaix, Bernard Walp, Anthony A. Misch, Jason T. Wright

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We report the detection of three extrasolar planets from the Lick and Keck observatories. The F8 V star HD 40979 has a companion with orbital period P = 263.1 ± 3 days, eccentricity e = 0.25 ± 0.05, and velocity semiamplitude K = 101.2 ± 5.6 m s-1. The inferred semimajor axis is 0.83 AU and M sin i = 3.28MJup. Observations of planetary companions orbiting the G6 V star HD 12661 and the G4 IV star HD 38529 have already been published, and here we report additional, longer period companions for both of these stars. The outer companion to …