A probable planetary companion to HD 39091 from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search
- Jones, H.R.A.
- Butler, R.P.
- Tinney, C.G.
- Marcy, G.W.
- Penny, A.J.
- McCarthy, C.
- Pourbaix, D.
Publication date
July 2002
DOI ISSN
0035-8711 Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Language
English Citation count (estimate)
23Abstract
We report the detection of a extrasolar planet candidate orbiting the G1 V star HD 39091. The orbital period is 2083 d and the eccentricity is 0.62. With a minimum (M sin i) mass of 10.3 MJUP this object falls near the high mass end of the observed planet mass function, and may plausibly be a brown dwarf. Other characteristics of this system, including orbital eccentricity and metallicity, are typical of the well populated class of radial velocity planets in eccentric orbits around metal-rich stars.Peer reviewe
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