55 Cancri d

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55 Cancri d / Lipperhey
Periastron
5.63 AU (842,000,000 km)
5.77 ± 0.11 AU (863,000,000 ± 16,000,000 km)[1]
Eccentricity0.025 ± 0.03[1]
5218 ± 230[1] d
14.29 y
2,452,500.6 ± 230[1]
181.3 ± 32[1]
Semi-amplitude46.85 ± 1.8[1]
Star55 Cancri A

55 Cancri d (abbreviated 55 Cnc d), formally named Lipperhey

extrasolar planet in a long-period orbit around the Sun-like star 55 Cancri A. Located at a similar distance from its star as Jupiter is from the Sun, it is the fifth and outermost known planet in its planetary system
. 55 Cancri d was discovered on June 13, 2002.

Name

In July 2014 the

Hans Lippershey.[5] In January 2016, in recognition that his actual name was Lipperhey (with Lippershey an error introduced in the 19th century), the exoplanet name was corrected to Lipperhey by the IAU and that name was submitted to the official sites that keep track of astronomical information.[4][5]

Discovery

Like the majority of known extrasolar planets found at the time, 55 Cancri d was detected by observing changes in its star's

Doppler shift of the star's spectrum. At the time of discovery, 55 Cancri A was already known to possess one planet (55 Cancri b), however there was still a drift in the radial velocity measurements which was unaccounted-for.[6]

In 2002, further measurements revealed the presence of a long-period planet in an orbit at around 5 AU from the star.[7] The same measurements also indicated the presence of another inner planet, designated 55 Cancri c.

Orbit and mass

55 Cnc d's orbit would be outside of Jupiter's orbit at 5.2AU.

When 55 Cancri d was discovered, it was thought to be on a fairly low

eccentricity orbit similar to Jupiter in the Solar System, though the orbital elements were not well determined.[7] As more data were collected, the best-fit solution for this planet turned out to be highly eccentric, more so than any of the planets in the Solar System.[8] In 2008, after a complete orbit of this planet had been observed, the true orbit was revealed, indicating that as had been originally suspected, the planet's 14 year orbit was in fact near-circular, located about 5.77 AU from the star.[1]

A limitation of the radial velocity method used to discover 55 Cancri d is that only a lower limit on the planet's

true mass is 25% greater than the lower limit, at around 4.8 Jupiter masses; and that 55 Cancri d is not coplanar with the innermost planets e and b (both at about 85°). This measurement is dependent on the planet's accurate orbital period, estimates for which have changed since 2004.[9]

Characteristics

An artist's impression of 55 Cancri d

Given the planet's high mass, the planet is a gas giant with no solid surface. Since the planet has only been detected indirectly, parameters such as its radius, composition, and temperature are unknown.

Assuming a composition similar to that of Jupiter and that the planet's atmosphere is close to chemical equilibrium, it is predicted that 55 Cancri d is covered in a layer of water clouds: the planet's internal heat probably keeps it too warm to form the ammonia-based clouds that are typical of Jupiter. Its surface gravity is likely to be about 4 to 5 times stronger than Jupiter, or about 10 to 15 times that of Earth which is because the radius of the planet is unlikely to be much more than Jupiter's and is probably slightly smaller than Jupiter due to the high metal content in the parent star.[10]

See also

  • Appearance of extrasolar planets
  • Cancer (Chinese astronomy)
  • Lists of exoplanets
  • Gliese 1132 b
    , Rocky exoplanet with a confirmed atmosphere.
  • Mu Arae c, At constellation Ara
  • Planetary system

References

  1. ^
    S2CID 17083836
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  2. ^ NameExoWorlds: An IAU Worldwide Contest to Name Exoplanets and their Host Stars. IAU.org. 9 July 2014
  3. ^ "NameExoWorlds The Process". Archived from the original on 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  4. ^ a b Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released, International Astronomical Union, 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "NameExoWorlds The Approved Names". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  6. doi:10.1086/310444
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  7. ^
    S2CID 16170184
    .
  8. ^
    S2CID 119085463
    .
  9. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu450
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  10. S2CID 16004653
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