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61 Virginis d

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Discoverer(s)
  
Vogt et al.

Discovery date
  
2009-12-14

Discovery status
  
Unconfirmed

Discovery site
  
Keck Observatory Anglo-Australian Observatory

61 Virginis d (abbreviated 61 Vir d) is a proposed exoplanet orbiting the 5th apparent-magnitude G-type main-sequence star 61 Virginis in the constellation Virgo. 61 Virginis d would have a minimum mass of 22.9 times that of Earth and orbits nearly one-half the distance to the star as Earth orbits the Sun with an eccentricity of 0.35. This planet would most likely be a gas giant like Uranus and Neptune.

This planet was induced on 14 December 2009 from using a precise radial velocity method taken at Keck and Anglo-Australian Observatories. As of 2012 it has not been confirmed by other measurements such as from HARPS.

References

61 Virginis d Wikipedia