SWEEPS J175859.24-291328.7 is a star located around 22,000 light years away from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius. This star has an unconfirmed extrasolar planet.
Characteristics[]
The designation "SWEEPS J175859.24-291328.7" is named after the project SWEEPS, formally called the Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search.
Planetary system[]
In 2006, a group of astronomers working on the SWEEPS program announced the discovery of a planet, named SWEEPS-08, in this system. It is an unconfirmed planet.
Planet | Mass | Semimajor axis | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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SWEEPS-08 | N/A | N/A | 0.868 days | N/A | >84° | 0.98 Jupiter radius |