HD 12661 b

Summary

HD 12661 b is an exoplanet^[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #94 of 578).^[2]

Key Facts

• HD 12661 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[3].
• HD 12661 b's constellation is recorded as Aries^[4].
• HD 12661 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as HD 12661^[5].
• HD 12661 b's catalog code is recorded as HD 12661b^[6].
• HD 12661 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 118268680b^[7].
• HD 12661 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 4, 2001^[8].
• HD 12661 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2000^[9].
• HD 12661 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 2001^[10].
• HD 12661 b's discovery method is recorded as Doppler spectroscopy^[11].
• HD 12661 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3597'}^[12].
• HD 12661 b's M sin i is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+2.283'}^[13].
• HD 12661 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+2.3'}^[14].
• HD 12661 b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+262.36'}^[15].
• HD 12661 b's angular distance is recorded as {'unit': 'Q829073', 'amount': '+0.022336'}^[16].
• HD 12661 b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+26.3927'}^[17].
• HD 12661 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.824'}^[18].
• HD 12661 b's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-60.62'}^[19].
• HD 12661 b's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+31.14286813310460'}^[20].
• HD 12661 b's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.41430950228305'}^[21].
• HD 12661 b's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].
• HD 12661 b's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-173.335'}^[23].
• HD 12661 b's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-108.181'}^[24].
• HD 12661 b's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2454152.76'}^[25].

Body

Designation and Status

HD 12661 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 12661b^[6] and TIC 118268680b^[7].

Why It Matters

HD 12661 b draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (exoplanet category, ranking #94 of 578).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]