HD 81040 b
{{Infobox planet
| extrasolarplanet = yes
| name = HD 81040 b
| image = HD 81040 Radial Velocity.png
| image_scale = 1.5
| image_alt = Radial velocity curve of HD 81040 b
| caption = Radial velocity curve of HD 81040 b
| discoverer = Sozzetti et al.
| discovery_site = Observatoire de Haute-Provence
in France
| discovered = November 24, 2005
| discovery_method = Doppler Spectroscopy
| orbit_ref =
| apsis = astron
| semimajor = {{convert|1.946|±|0.014|AU|km|abbr=on}}
| eccentricity = {{val|0.525|0.024|0.026}}
| period = {{convert|1004.7|±|3.0|d|yr|lk=on|abbr=off}}
| inclination = {{val|111.4|4.4|4.7|u=deg}}
| asc_node = {{val|19.2|5.0|4.8|u=deg}}
| time_periastron = {{val|245511.1|+10|-8.7}}
| arg_peri = {{val|73.1|4.3|u=deg}}
| star = HD 81040
| mass = {{val|7.53|0.032|ul=Jupiter mass}}
}}
HD 81040 b is a massive gas giant exoplanet that orbits the star HD 81040, discovered in 2005 by radial velocity. Its orbital period is just over 1000 days. It has a semimajor axis of about 1.95 AU, and its orbit is quite eccentric, at a little over 0.5.
Astrometry of HD 81040 using Gaia, published in several papers, has determined an orbital inclination of about 111°. This, combined with the minimum mass, gives a true mass of {{jupiter mass|7.53|link=y}}. Since the inclination is high, there is a small chance that the planet transits.
See also
References
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{{cite web |url=https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/iow_20220131 |title=Image of the Week: Astrometric Orbit of the Exoplanet-Host Star HD81040 |date=31 January 2022 |website=cosmos.esa.int |publisher=ESA/Gaia/DPAC/CU4-CU3 |access-date=14 September 2022}}
{{cite journal |last1=Feng |first1=Fabo |last2=Butler |first2=R. Paul |display-authors=etal |date=August 2022 |title=3D Selection of 167 Substellar Companions to Nearby Stars |journal=The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series |volume=262 |issue=21 |page=21 |doi=10.3847/1538-4365/ac7e57 |arxiv=2208.12720 |bibcode=2022ApJS..262...21F|s2cid=251864022 |doi-access=free }}
}}
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Category:Exoplanets discovered in 2005