Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Lopez-Morales et al. |
Discovery site | Las Campanas Observatory |
Discovery date | September 5, 2008 |
Doppler spectroscopy | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Apastron | 1.138 AU (170,200,000 km) |
Periastron | 0.654 AU (97,800,000 km) |
0.896+0.019 −0.015 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.27 ± 0.07 |
279.8 ± 0.1 d 0.7660 y | |
Average orbital speed | 35.0 |
3390.7 ± 0.7 | |
301 ± 8 | |
Star | HD 205739 |
HD 205739 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 350 light-years away.
The planet HD 205739 b is named Samagiya. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Sri Lanka, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Samagiya means togetherness and unity in the Sinhalese language.[1][2]