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Clarified Jovian, Eccentric
Object Type: Clarified Jovian, Eccentric
Parent Star: phi 2 Pavonis (F8 V)
Discovery Status: Unpublished
Orbit of phi 2 Pavonis b Current Planet
Habitability Zone Habitability Zone
Mass ( M sin i ): 0.69 Jupiters
Periastron Distance: 0.14 AU
Mean Distance: 0.25 AU
Apastron Distance: 0.35 AU
Orbital Period: 42.5 Days
Eccentricity: 0.429
Planet Appearance:
Blue and cloudless
Estimated Radius:
0.965 Jupiters 1
Estimated Periastron Temp: 970 Kelvin
Estimated Mean Temp: 733 Kelvin
Estimated Apastron Temp: 613 Kelvin
Temp from
Internal Heating :

89.4478 Kelvins 2
Max Angular Star Size: 7.105°
Mean Angular Star Size: 3.978°
Min Angular Star Size: 2.842°
Estimated Bond Albedo: ~ 0.14 3
Notes:
     1 from planet formation models of Burrows et al
     2 from planet formation models of Burrows et al
     3 from Sudarsky et al. 2000
Year Discovered: 1998
Detection Method: Doppler Spectroscopy
Discovered By: Kurster et al



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