SWEEPS J175908.44-291140.6 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 J175908.44-291140.6" 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-15, in this system. It is an unconfirmed planet.
Planet | Mass | Semimajor axis | Orbital period (days) | Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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SWEEPS-16 | N/A | N/A | 0.969 days | N/A | >85° | 1.4 Jupiter radius |