HD 93083 b
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HD 93083 b is an extrasolar planet
orbiting the star
HD 93083
in Antlia constellation. It is probably much less massive than Jupiter
, although only the minimum mass
is known. The planet's mean distance from the star is about half that of Earth
, and the orbit is slightly eccentric. This planet is another discovery by the HARPS search team.
Stability analysis reveals that the orbits of Earth-sized planets located in HD 93083 b's Trojan points would be stable for long periods of time.
Extrasolar planet
An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars...
orbiting the star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
HD 93083
HD 93083
HD 93083 is an 8th magnitude star located approximately 94 light years away in the southern constellation of Antlia. It is an orange dwarf , somewhat cooler and less luminous than our Sun.-Planetary system:...
in Antlia constellation. It is probably much less massive than Jupiter
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
, although only the minimum mass
Minimum mass
In astronomy, minimum mass is the lower-bound calculated mass of observed objects such as planets, stars and binary systems, nebulae, and black holes. Minimum mass is a widely cited statistic for extrasolar planets...
is known. The planet's mean distance from the star is about half that of Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
, and the orbit is slightly eccentric. This planet is another discovery by the HARPS search team.
Stability analysis reveals that the orbits of Earth-sized planets located in HD 93083 b's Trojan points would be stable for long periods of time.