HD 40307 g

Coordinates: 05h 54m 04.2409s, −60° 01′ 24.498″

HD 40307 g is an exoplanet candidate suspected to be orbiting in

the habitable zone of HD 40307. It is located 42 light-years away
HD 40307 g
in the direction of the southern constellation Pictor. The planet was
discovered by the radial velocity method, using the European
Southern Observatory's HARPS apparatus[1][4][5] by a team of
astronomers led by Mikko Tuomi at the University of
Hertfordshire and Guillem Anglada-Escude of the University of
Göttingen, Germany.[6]
Approximate size comparison of HD
The existence of the planet was disputed in 2015, as more Doppler 40307 g with Earth.
spectroscopy data has become available.[7] Discovery
Discovered by Mikko Tuomi et
Planetary characteristics al.
Discovery site La Silla
The codiscoverer Hugh Jones, of the University of Hertfordshire
Observatory,
in England, surmised: "The longer orbit of the new planet means
Chile
that its climate and atmosphere may be just right to support life."[4]
Discovery date October 28,
However, another astronomer, Rory Barnes of the University of 2012
Washington, had already studied the orbits of the planets b, c, and Detection radial velocity,
d. First, Barnes had presumed b to take on too much tidal heating method using HARPS
for it to be terrestrial, instead predicting a "mini-Neptune". He
thought that b, c, and d had all migrated inward,[8] which Orbital characteristics
extrapolates to e and f as well, which are further out, but not by Semi-major axis 0.600 AU
much. It is possible that HD 40307 g has also migrated into where (89,800,000 km)
it is now. The discoverers of HD 40307 g did not try to refute
Barnes, on the nature of b and its extrapolation to the other planets. Eccentricity 0.22[1]
The composition of g is unsettled.[9] Lead author Mikko Tuomi, Orbital period 197.8 ± 9.0[1] d
also of the University of Hertfordshire, stated "If I had to guess, I (sidereal)
would say 50-50 ... But the truth at the moment is that we simply Semi-amplitude 0.95 ± 0.3[1]
do not know whether the planet is a large Earth or a small, warm
Star HD 40307
Neptune without a solid surface."[4]
Physical characteristics

See also Mean radius 2.39[2] R🜨

Mass 7.09[2] MEarth
Circumstellar habitable zone
Temperature 277.6[3]
Extrasolar planet
List of potentially habitable exoplanets
Planetary habitability
 NASA Exoplanet Exploration
Program "travel poster" for HD 40307
g

References
1. Tuomi, Mikko; Anglada-Escudé, Guillem; Gerlach, Enrico; Jones, Hugh R. A.; Reiners,
Ansgar; Rivera, Eugenio J.; Vogt, Steven S.; Butler, R. Paul (17 December 2012).
"Habitable-zone super-Earth candidate in a six-planet system around the K2.5V star HD
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tp://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog/data). University of Puerto Rico at
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(https://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog/data) on December 1, 2017.
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Bayesian re-analysis of three systems. New super-Earths, unconfirmed signals, and
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15.html). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 585. A134. arXiv:1510.06446 (https://arxiv.org/abs/15
10.06446). Bibcode:2016A&A...585A.134D (https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016A&A...58
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Planetary System: Super-Earths or Mini-Neptunes?". The Astrophysical Journal. 695 (2):
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2F1006). S2CID 18849636 (https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:18849636).
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External links
"Super-Earth Discovered in Star's Habitable Zone" (https://web.archive.org/web/201211281
35654/http://news.discovery.com/space/habitable-zone-exoplanet-super-earth-121107.html).
Exoplanets. 2017-05-10. Archived from the original (http://news.discovery.com/space/habita
ble-zone-exoplanet-super-earth-121107.html) on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2012-11-08.

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