HD 192699 b, also named Khomsa, is an exoplanet located approximately 214 light-years away[3] in the constellation of Aquila, orbiting the star HD 192699. This planet was discovered in April 2007, massing at least 2.5 times the mass of Jupiter (MJ). Despite its orbital distance more than that of Earth, the orbital period is less than a year, because the parent star is more massive than the Sun.[1]
The planet HD 192699 b is named Khomsa. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Tunisia, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Khomsa is a palm-shaped amulet that is popular in Tunisia.[4][5]
The existence of this planet around a 1.68 solar mass (M☉) star provides evidence for the existence of planetary systems around A-type main sequence stars.
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References
- ^ a b Johnson, John Asher; et al. (2007). "Retired A Stars and Their Companions: Exoplanets Orbiting Three Intermediate-Mass Subgiants". The Astrophysical Journal. 665 (1): 785–793. arXiv:0704.2455. Bibcode:2007ApJ...665..785J. doi:10.1086/519677.
- ^ a b Luhn, Jacob K.; et al. (2019). "Retired A Stars and Their Companions. VIII. 15 New Planetary Signals around Subgiants and Transit Parameters for California Planet Search Planets with Subgiant Hosts". The Astronomical Journal. 157 (4). 149. arXiv:1811.03043. Bibcode:2019AJ....157..149L. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aaf5d0. S2CID 102486961.
- ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ "Approved names". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
External links
- "HD 192699". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
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