HD 173416 b
Coordinates: 
18h 43m 36.1097s, +36° 33′ 23.777″
18h 43m 36.1097s, +36° 33′ 23.777″| 0.92 AU (138,000,000 km) | |
| 1.16 ± 0.06 AU (173,500,000 ± 9,000,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.21 ± 0.04 |
| 323.6 ± 2.2 d 0.8860 ± 0.0060 y | |
Average orbital speed | 39.13 |
| 3465.8 ± 8.3 | |
| 254 ± 11 | |
| Star | HD 173416 |
HD 173416 b, also named Wangshu, is an
A-type star
.
The planet HD 173416 b is named Wangshu (望舒). The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Nanjing, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Wangshu is the goddess who drives for the Moon and also represents the Moon in Chinese mythology.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Approved names". NameExoworlds. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- Liu; et al. (10 January 2009). "A Planetary Companion Orbiting to the Intermediate-Mass G Giant HD 173416". Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 9 (1): 4. S2CID 250679097. Archived from the original(abstract) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
External links
- "HD 173416 b". Exoplanets. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2009-02-01.