HD 11964 c is an extrasolar planet approximately 110 light-years away in the constellation of Cetus. The planet was discovered in a close-orbit around the yellow subgiant star HD 11964. The planet has a minimum mass 35 times the mass of Earth and is located in a mildly eccentric orbit which takes almost 38 days to complete. HD 11964 c was a possible planet discovered on the same day as HD 11964 b in 2005. HD 11964 c was first proposed in a paper published in 2007,[2] and finally confirmed with new data presented in a review of multi-planet systems which appeared on the arXiv preprint website in 2008.[1]

HD 11964 c
Discovery
Discovered byButler et al.
Discovery siteCalifornia, United States
Discovery date5 August 2005
Confirmed 27 May 2007
Doppler spectroscopy
Orbital characteristics
0.229 AU (34,300,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0.15[1]
37.82[1] d
2,454,370 ± 380[1]
102[1]
Semi-amplitude4.65 ± 0.59[1]
StarHD 11964

Some sources have used the designation "HD 11964 b" for this planet,[3][4] however in their review of the properties of multi-planet extrasolar planetary systems, the discovery team has stated that the correct designation for this planet is HD 11964 c and the reversed system was due to confusion related to private communications between various groups of astronomers.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Wright, J. T.; et al. (2009). "Ten New and Updated Multi-planet Systems, and a Survey of Exoplanetary Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 693 (2): 1084–1099. arXiv:0812.1582. Bibcode:2009ApJ...693.1084W. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1084. S2CID 18169921.
  2. ^ Wright, J.T.; et al. (2007). "Four New Exoplanets and Hints of Additional Substellar Companions to Exoplanet Host Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 657 (1): 533–545. arXiv:astro-ph/0611658. Bibcode:2007ApJ...657..533W. doi:10.1086/510553. S2CID 35682784.
  3. ^ Raghavan, D.; et al. (2006). "Two Suns in The Sky: Stellar Multiplicity in Exoplanet Systems". The Astrophysical Journal. 646 (1): 523–542. arXiv:astro-ph/0603836. Bibcode:2006ApJ...646..523R. doi:10.1086/504823. S2CID 5669768. Archived from the original on 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  4. ^ Schneider, J. "Notes for planet HD 11964 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2008-12-15.