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New Planets around Three G Dwarfs

Simon J. O'Toole, R. Paul Butler, C. G. Tinney, Hugh R. A. Jones, Geoffrey W. Marcy, Brad Carter, Chris McCarthy, Jeremy Bailey, Alan J. Penny, Kevin Apps, Debra Fischer

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0702213

Abstract

Doppler velocity measurements from the Anglo-Australian Planet Search reveal planetary mass companions to HD23127, HD159868, and a possible second planetary companion to HD154857. These stars are all G dwarfs. The companions are all in eccentric orbits with periods ranging from 1.2 to >9.3yr, minimum (M sin i) masses ranging from 1.5 to >4.5 Mjup, and semimajor axes between 1 and >4.5 AU. The orbital parameters are updated for the inner planet to HD154857, while continued monitoring of the outer companion is required to confirm its planet status.

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