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A Planetary Companion to 70 Virginis
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An extremely low mass companion to the solar-type star 70 Virginis is inferred from the observed periodic Doppler reflex motion of the primary during 8 yr. The minimum mass ( M 2 sin i ) of 70 Vir "B" is 6.6 Jovian masses ( M J ), which falls in the mass range associated with "extrasolar giant planets" (0.3-15 M J ). An orbital fit to the velocities yields a period P = 116.6 days, an amplitude K = 318 m s -1 , and an eccentricity e = 0.40. The residuals to the fit scatter by 8 m s -1 , consistent with the errors. Thus 70 Vir B and 51 Peg B represent the first planets found outside our solar system. Alternatively, the probability that 70 Vir B is an orbiting brown dwarf of mass M > 40 M J is ~1%, requiring an extreme (face-on) orbital inclination of i < 9°. With a likely mass of 6.6-9 M J , 70 Vir B lies in the nebulously defined domain between solar system planets and brown dwarfs. Its effective temperature is computed to be ~90°C. The formation of such giant planets in eccentric orbits is not explained by current theory.
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- Marcy, G. W., & Butler, R. P.
- Venue
- The Astrophysical Journal
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- American Astronomical Society
- Published
- 1996-06-20
- Volume
- 464
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- L147-L151
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- 0004-637X (ISSN-L)
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- W1987488212
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- 44.97
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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