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ELODIE metallicity-biased search for transiting Hot Jupiters V. An intermediate-period Jovian planet orbiting HD45652

N. C. Santos, S. Udry, F. Bouchy, R. da Silva, B. Loeillet, M. Mayor, C. Moutou, F. Pont, D. Queloz, S. Zucker, D. Naef, F. Pepe, D. Ségransan, I. Boisse, X. Bonfils, X. Delfosse, M. Desort, T. Forveille, G. Hébrard, A.-M. Lagrange, C. Lovis, C. Perrier, A. Vidal-Madjar

Abstract
We present the detection of a 0.47 MJup planet in a 44-day period eccentric trajectory (e = 0.39) orbiting the  metal-rich star HD45652.
This planet, the seventh giant planet discovered in the context of the ELODIE metallicity-biased planet search program, is also confirmed using higher precision radial-velocities obtained with the CORALIE and SOPHIE spectrographs. The orbital period of HD45652b places it in the middle of the “gap” in the period distribution of extra-solar planets.

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume 487, Page 369
August 2008

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