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Cloudy Hot Jupiter
Object Type: Cloudy Hot Jupiter
Parent Star: HD 76700 (G6 V)
Discovery Status: Confirmed
Orbit of HD 76700 b Current Planet
Habitability Zone Habitability Zone
Mass ( M sin i ): 0.197 ± 0.017 Jupiters
Mean Distance: 0.049 ± 0.004 AU
Orbital Period: 3.971 ± 0.001 Days
Eccentricity: 0 ± 0.04
Radial Velocity of Star: 25 m/s
Planet Appearance:
Silicate clouds over dark sodium haze
Estimated Mean Temp: 1363 Kelvin
Mean Angular Star Size: 17.043°
Gravitational Influence
(Hill Sphere):
0.001 AU / 290000 km
Max Stable Prograde Moon Orbit: 0 AU / 100000 km
Max Moon Mass: < 0.0001 Earths 1,2
112.9475 x Phobos
Tidally locked if older than: 7 Myr 3
Estimated Bond Albedo: ~ 0.55 4
Notes:
     1 assuming age of 5 Gyr
     2 inaccurate for planets with mass < 0.3 Jupiters
     3 orbit may be too eccentric for 1:1 tidal lock
     4 from Sudarsky et al. 2000
Year Discovered: 8 Jul 2002
Detection Method: Doppler Spectroscopy
Discovered By: Tinney et al.

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