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HD 40979 b

Host star HD 40979 • 264.1 d orbit

Records

4

archive rows

Discovery

Radial Velocity

Radius

median non-null value

Mass

1245.8 M⊕

median non-null value

HD 40979

temperature unconstrained

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Host Star

HD 40979

Discovery

Radial Velocity

Year

2002

Period

264.1 day

Radius

Mass

1274.4 Mearth

Eq. Temp

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

4

Refs

4

Methods

1

Discoverystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

4 values • 1 distinct

Perioddisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Massdisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2002Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes264.1 day1274.4 MearthWittenmyer et al. 2009
2002Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes263.8 day1217.2 MearthButler et al. 2006
2002Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes265.4 day1207.7 MearthRosenthal et al. 2021
2002Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes264.1 day1484.3 MearthStassun et al. 2017