HD 93083

'HD 93083' is an 8th magnitude star in the constellation of Antlia. It is an orange dwarf (spectral class K2 V), somewhat cooler and less luminous than our Sun.
In 2005 the discovery of a planet orbiting the star was announced.

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Planet

HD 93083 b

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Planet

HD 93083 b

'HD 93083 b' is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 93083. It is probably much less massive than Jupiter, although only the minimum mass is known. The planet's mean distance from the star is about half that of Earth, and the orbit is slightly eccentric.

References

★ The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets III. Three Saturn-mass planets around HD 93083, HD 101930 and HD 102117, Lovis et al., , , Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2005

External links

★ SIMBAD entry

★ The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia entry

★ Extrasolar Visions entry