HD 221287 b

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]

HD 221287 b / Pipitea
Discovery
Discovered byDominique 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 Â± 0.04 AU (187,000,000 Â± 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
StarHD 221287
Physical characteristics
Mass>3.12 ± 0.78 MJ
(992 M🜨)

    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 DistanceInsolation (W/m2) % of Earth's
    Earth's Aphelion Flux1321.54496.74%
    HD 221287 b Apastron flux1,351.05098.90%
    Earth's Average Flux [note 2]1366.079100.00%
    Earth's Perihelion Flux1412.903103.43%
    HD 221287 b Average flux [note 3]1,575.865115.36%
    HD 221287 b Periastron flux1,861.844136.29%
    Venus' Aphelion Flux2585.411188.72%
    Venus' Average Flux2620.693191.30%
    Venus' Perihelion Flux2656.70193.93%

    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.

    References

    1. 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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