Mu Arae d
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mu Arae d, also known as HD 160691 d, formally named Rocinante Template:IPAc-en, is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Mu Arae of the constellation Ara.
Characteristics
The planet has a mass about half that of Jupiter and orbits at a distance of 0.921 AU from the star with a period of 310.55 days. The planet may be located at a distance close enough to the star to receive a comparable amount of ultraviolet radiation as the Earth does from the Sun. However, it is too close to the star to be able to support liquid water at its surface.[1] Furthermore, given its mass, the planet is likely to be a gas giant with no solid surface.
Name
In July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars.[2] The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names.[3] In December 2015, the IAU announced the winning name was Rocinante for this planet.[4] The winning name was submitted by the Planetario de Pamplona, Spain. Rocinante was the horse of the lead character of the novel Don Quixote.[5]
References
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- ↑ NameExoWorlds: An IAU Worldwide Contest to Name Exoplanets and their Host Stars. IAU.org. 9 July 2014
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- ↑ Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released, International Astronomical Union, 15 December 2015.
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