HD 192263

A K-type star in the constellation Aquila around which has been found an extrasolar planet with a mass at least about three quarters that of Jupiter. This planet, HD 192263 b, moves in a small, nearly circular orbit amd qualifies as a "hot Jupiter" or epistellar jovian..

Host star
Distance	64.85 light-years (19.89 pc)
Spectral type	K2V
Apparent magnitude	8.1
Temperature	5,560°C
Luminosity (Sun=1)	1.35
Mass (Sun=1)	1.0
Position	R.A. 20h 13m 59.85s; Dec. -0° 52' 0.76"
Other catalog designations	BD-01°3925, HIP 99711

Planet
Mass (Jupiter=1)	>0.72
Semimajor axis	0.15 AU (22.5 million km, 14 million miles)
Orbital period	24.35 days
Eccentricity	0.0
Discovery	1999, Santos, Mayor, et al, Geneva Observatory
Method	radial velocity

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• EXTRASOLAR PLANETS AND SUBSTELLAR OBJECTS

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