Measurements of HD 40307

The HARPS radial velocity measurements of HD 40307 are folded with the orbital periods of the three discovered planets: 4.3, 9.6, and 20.4 days, respectively. In each case, the contribution of the two other planets has been subtracted. The solid line shows the best fit to the measurements, corresponding to minimum masses of 4.2, 6.7, and 9.4 Earth masses. Note that the full span of the vertical axis is only 10 m/s! Error bars indicate the accuracy of the measurements.

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Om billedet

Id:eso0819b
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:16. juni 2008
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0819
Størrelse:2476 x 4094 px

Om objektet

Navn:HD 40307
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Main Sequence
Afstand:40 lysår
Kategori:Exoplanets

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Farver & filtre

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OptiskESO 3.6-metre telescope
HARPS