Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Dominique Naef [fr]et al.[1] |
Discovery site | ![]() |
Discovery date | March 5, 2007 |
HARPS | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Apastron | 1.35 AU (202,000,000 km) |
Periastron | 1.15 AU (172,000,000 km) |
1.25 ± 0.04 AU (187,000,000 ± 6,000,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.08 ± 0.11 |
456.1 ± 6.5d 1.2487y | |
2,453,263 ± 100 | |
98 ± 72 | |
Semi-amplitude | 71 ± 13 |
Star | HD 221287 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | >3.12 ± 0.78MJ (992ME) |
HD 221287 b, also known asPipitea, is anexoplanet that orbitsHD 221287, approximately 173light years away in theconstellation ofTucana. This planet hasmass >3.12 MJ (>992 M🜨) and orbits in ahabitable zone at 1.25AUs (6.06μpc) from the star, taking 1.25 years to orbit at 29.9km/s around the star.Dominique Naef [fr] discovered this planet in early 2007 by usingHARPSspectrograph located inChile.[1]
Based on a probable 10−4 fraction of the planet mass as a satellite,[2] the planet can have aMars-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 theCook Islands in theIAU's 2019NameExoWorlds 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]
From Luminosity and distance irridance can be calculated:[note 1]
Planet Distance | Insolation (W/m2) | % of Earth's |
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Earth's Aphelion Flux | 1321.544 | 96.74% |
HD 221287 bApastron 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 bAverage flux[note 3] | 1,575.865 | 115.36% |
HD 221287 bPeriastron 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% |
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