Bibcode
Deeg, H. J.; Belmonte, J. A.
Referencia bibliográfica
Handbook of Exoplanets, ISBN 978-3-319-55332-0. Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature, 2018
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2018
Número de citas
74
Número de citas referidas
36
Descripción
The star 55 Cancri was one of the first known exoplanet hosts and each
of the planets in this system is remarkable. Planets b and c are in a
near 1:3 resonance. Planet d has a 14.5 year orbit, and is one of the
longest known orbital periods for a gas giant planet. Planet e has a
mass of 8 M? and transits this bright star, providing a unique case for
modeling of the interior structure and atmospheric composition of an
exoplanet. Planet f resides in the habitable zone of the star. If the
planets are approximately co-planar, then by virtue of having one
transiting planet, this is a system where the Doppler technique has
essentially measured the true mass of the planets, rather than just Msin
i. The unfolding history of planet discovery for this system provides a
good example of the challenges and importance of understanding the star
to understand the planets.