HD 159868 b

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HD 159868 b

Summary

HD 159868 b is an exoplanet[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • HD 159868 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet[3].
  • HD 159868 b's constellation is recorded as Scorpius[4].
  • HD 159868 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as HD 159868[5].
  • HD 159868 b's catalog code is recorded as HD 159868b[6].
  • HD 159868 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 248320609b[7].
  • HD 159868 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2007-02-09T00:00:00Z[8].
  • HD 159868 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2007-05-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • HD 159868 b's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f7g1x[10].
  • HD 159868 b's discovery method is recorded as Doppler spectroscopy[11].
  • HD 159868 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.024'}[12].
  • HD 159868 b's M sin i is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+2.218'}[13].
  • HD 159868 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+2.218'}[14].
  • HD 159868 b's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3421309', 'amount': '+1.202'}[15].
  • HD 159868 b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1184.1'}[16].
  • HD 159868 b's angular distance is recorded as {'unit': 'Q829073', 'amount': '+0.042694'}[17].
  • HD 159868 b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+17.8763'}[18].
  • HD 159868 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.32'}[19].
  • HD 159868 b's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+63'}[20].
  • HD 159868 b's SIMBAD ID is recorded as HD 159868b[21].
  • HD 159868 b's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Exoplanet", "HD159868b"][22].
  • HD 159868 b's Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia exoplanet ID is recorded as hd_159868_b--367[23].
  • HD 159868 b's NASA Exoplanet Archive ID is recorded as HD 159868 b[24].
  • HD 159868 b's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+264.74802679268580'}[25].
  • HD 159868 b's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-43.14551231929556'}[26].
  • HD 159868 b's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[27].

Body

Designation and Status

HD 159868 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 159868b[6] and TIC 248320609b[7].

Why It Matters

HD 159868 b has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Exoplanet Archive. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . New Planets around Three G Dwarfs. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . New Planets around Three G Dwarfs. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retired A stars and their companions. VIII. 15 new planetary signals around subgiants and transit parameters for California Planet Search planets with subgiant hosts. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retired A stars and their companions. VIII. 15 new planetary signals around subgiants and transit parameters for California Planet Search planets with subgiant hosts. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retired A stars and their companions. VIII. 15 new planetary signals around subgiants and transit parameters for California Planet Search planets with subgiant hosts. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retired A stars and their companions. VIII. 15 new planetary signals around subgiants and transit parameters for California Planet Search planets with subgiant hosts. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retired A stars and their companions. VIII. 15 new planetary signals around subgiants and transit parameters for California Planet Search planets with subgiant hosts. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retired A stars and their companions. VIII. 15 new planetary signals around subgiants and transit parameters for California Planet Search planets with subgiant hosts. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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