HD_221287_b Latitude and Longitude:

Sky map 23h 31m 20.3389s, −58° 12′ 35.038″
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HD 221287 b / Pipitea
Discovery
Discovered by Dominique Naef et al. [1]
Discovery site  Chile
Discovery dateMarch 5, 2007
HARPS
Orbital characteristics
Apastron1.35 AU (202,000,000 km)
Periastron1.15 AU (172,000,000 km)
1.25 ± 0.04 AU (187,000,000 ± 6,000,000 km)
Eccentricity0.08 ± 0.11
456.1 ± 6.5 d
1.2487 y
2,453,263 ± 100
98 ± 72
Semi-amplitude71 ± 13
Star HD 221287
Physical characteristics
Mass>3.12 ± 0.78 MJ
(992 ME)

HD 221287 b, also known as Pipitea, is an exoplanet that orbits HD 221287, approximately 173 light years away in the constellation of Tucana. This planet has mass >3.12 MJ (>992 M🜨) and orbits in a habitable zone at 1.25 AUs (6.06 μpc) from the star, taking 1.25 years to orbit at 29.9 km/s around the star. Dominique Naef discovered this planet in early 2007 by using HARPS spectrograph located in Chile. [1]

Based on a probable 10−4 fraction of the planet mass as a satellite, [2] the planet can have a Mars-sized moon with habitable surface. [3] On the other hand, this mass can be distributed into many small satellites as well.

It was named "Pipitea" by representatives of the Cook Islands in the IAU's 2019 NameExoWorlds contest, with the comment "Pipitea is a small, white and gold pearl found in Penrhyn lagoon in the northern group of the Cook Islands." [4]

Insolation data for HD 221287 b

From Luminosity and distance irridance can be calculated: [note 1]

Planet Distance Insolation (W/m2) % of Earth's
Earth's Aphelion Flux 1321.544 96.74%
HD 221287 b Apastron flux 1,351.050 98.90%
Earth's Average Flux [note 2] 1366.079 100.00%
Earth's Perihelion Flux 1412.903 103.43%
HD 221287 b Average flux [note 3] 1,575.865 115.36%
HD 221287 b Periastron flux 1,861.844 136.29%
Venus' Aphelion Flux 2585.411 188.72%
Venus' Average Flux 2620.693 191.30%
Venus' Perihelion Flux 2656.70 193.93%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ From , where is the luminosity, is the radius, is the effective surface temperature and is the Stefan–Boltzmann constant.
  2. ^ Earth's Solar Constant.
  3. ^

References

  1. ^ a b Naef, D.; et al. (2007). "The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets IX. Exoplanets orbiting HD 100777 , HD 190647 , and HD 221287". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 470 (2): 721–726. arXiv: 0704.0917. Bibcode: 2007A&A...470..721N. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077361.
  2. ^ Canup R.M., Ward W.R. (2006). A common mass scaling for satellite systems of gaseous planets. Nature, 441: 834-839.
  3. ^ "The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog: Data of Potential Habitable Worlds". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
  4. ^ "Approved names (§ Cook Islands)". Name Exo Worlds. IAU. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

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