Abstract
We report the detection of a extrasolar planet candidate orbiting the G1 V star HD 39091. The orbital period is 2083 d and the eccentricity is 0.62. With a minimum (M sin i) mass of 10.3 MJUP this object falls near the high mass end of the observed planet mass function, and may plausibly be a brown dwarf. Other characteristics of this system, including orbital eccentricity and metallicity, are typical of the well populated class of radial velocity planets in eccentric orbits around metal-rich stars.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 871-875 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 333 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2002 |