Tau1 Gruis b

Extrasolar planet in the constellation Grus

Tau1 Gruis b, also known as HD 216435 b, is an extrasolar planet approximately 109 light-years away in the constellation of Grus (the Crane). The planet was discovered orbiting the star Tau1 Gruis in September 2002. It was calculated that the planet orbits its sun at an average distance of 2.7 astronomical units. The planet is over 1.25 times as massive as Jupiter.

See also

  • 55 Cancri
  • Phi2 Pavonis
  • Rho Indi b

References

  • Jones; Butler, R. Paul; Tinney, C. G.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Penny, Alan J.; McCarthy, Chris; Carter, Brad D. (2003). "An exoplanet in orbit around τ1 Gruis". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 341 (3): 948–952. arXiv:astro-ph/0209302. Bibcode:2003MNRAS.341..948J. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06481.x. S2CID 1575040. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. (web Preprint)

External links

  • "Notes for planet HD 216435 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  • "Tau1 Gruis". Solstation. Retrieved 2008-06-22.



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