HD 69830 b

HD 69830 b is an exoplanet of the main sequence star HD 69830 orbits every 8.667 days. Due to its low mass is assumed that it is a terrestrial planet.

Discovery

As the majority of exoplanets discovered was that using the radial velocity method. The planet was from Christophe Lovis et al. discovered in 2006.

Circulation and mass

The planet orbits its star at a distance of approximately 0.0785 astronomical units at an eccentricity of 10% and has a mass of about 10.14 Earth masses or 0.0319 Jupiter masses. Its radius is estimated to 12,000 km.

Climate and composition

It is estimated that there is on the planet a temperature of 527 ° C. It is believed that the planet from a silicate core.