HD 86081 b

Santamasa
Discovery
Discovered byJohnson et al.
Discovery siteCalifornia
Discovery dateApril 17, 2006
radial velocity
(N2K Consortium)
Orbital characteristics
0.0346±0.0027 AU
Eccentricity0.0119±0.0047
2.1378431±0.0000031 d
2463695.46±0.14
3±23
Semi-amplitude205.53±0.78
StarHD 86081

HD 86081 b or Santamasa, meaning 'clouded' in Sanskrit, is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits close to its host star HD 86081 or Bibha, completing its orbit in only 2.1375 days. With such a short orbit it belongs to the class of exoplanets known as hot Jupiters. Like most Hot Jupiters, the orbit is nearly circular, with an eccentricity of 0.008.