Lazarus
dF star
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Registration date : 2008-06-12
 | | Subject: Astrometric orbit for Gamma Cephei Ab 20th April 2018, 1:37 pm | |
| Benedict et al. (2018) " A Mass for γ Cep Ab" HST Fine Guidance Sensor results for Gamma Cephei. The planetary orbit has an inclination of 169.5° giving a true mass of 9.4 Jupiter masses. The mutual inclination with respect to the stellar orbit is around 70°. The mutual inclination exceeds the critical angle for Kozai oscillations. This would likely have implications for the stability of the system. If Kozai oscillations are occurring, it is interesting that we are observing the planetary orbit at such a low eccentricity. | |
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