i Horologii - radial velocity variations
The combined radial velocity variations of iota Hor vrs. orbital phase of the newly discovered planet. The planet is in front of the star near phase 0.5 and on the other side at phase 0 and 1. The maximal velocities are when the planet is approaching or receding around 0.25 and 0.75, respectively. The orbital period is 320 days.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso9938b |
Type: | Chart |
Release date: | 29 July 1999 |
Related releases: | eso9938 |
Size: | 1045 x 705 px |
About the Object
Name: | Iota Horologii |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
Distance: | 55 light years |
Category: | Exoplanets |