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For the video game weapon, see <a href="/wiki/Kid_Icarus:_Uprising" title="Kid Icarus: Uprising">Kid Icarus: Uprising</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">42 Draconis b / Orbitar</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#E0CCFF">Discovery</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_planet_discoverers" title="List of minor planet discoverers">Discovered by</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Doellinger et al.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_observatory_codes" title="List of observatory codes">Discovery site</a></th><td class="infobox-data">TLS</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;">Discovery date</th><td class="infobox-data">March 20, 2009</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Methods_of_detecting_exoplanets" title="Methods of detecting exoplanets">Detection method</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Radial_velocity_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Radial velocity method">radial velocity</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#E0CCFF"><a href="/wiki/Osculating_orbit" title="Osculating orbit">Orbital characteristics</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Perihelion_and_aphelion" class="mw-redirect" title="Perihelion and aphelion">Apastron</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1.64 AU (245,000,000 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Perihelion_and_aphelion" class="mw-redirect" title="Perihelion and aphelion">Periastron</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0.74 AU (111,000,000 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Semi-major_and_semi-minor_axes" title="Semi-major and semi-minor axes">Semi-major axis</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1.19 ± 0.01 AU (178,000,000 ± 1,500,000 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Orbital_eccentricity" title="Orbital eccentricity">Eccentricity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0.38 ± 0.06</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Orbital_period" title="Orbital period">Orbital period (sidereal)</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">479.1 ± 6.2 <a href="/wiki/Day" title="Day">d</a><br />1.312 ± 0.017 <a href="/wiki/Year" title="Year">y</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Apsis" title="Apsis">Time of periastron</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">2452757.4 ± 3.7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Argument_of_periapsis" title="Argument of periapsis">Argument of periastron</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">218.7 ± 10.6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;">Star</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/42_Draconis" title="42 Draconis">42 Draconis</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#E0CCFF"><span class="anchor" id="Infobox_Physical_characteristics"></span><a href="/wiki/Standard_asteroid_physical_characteristics" title="Standard asteroid physical characteristics">Physical characteristics</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="max-width:11em;"><a href="/wiki/Mass" title="Mass">Mass</a></th><td class="infobox-data">≥<span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7000388000000000000♠"></span>3.88<span style="margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.15em;">±</span>0.85 <a href="/wiki/Jupiter_mass" title="Jupiter mass"><i>M</i><sub>J</sub></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>42 Draconis b</b> (abbreviated <b>42 Dra b</b>), formally named <b>Orbitar</b> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/ɔːr/: 'ar' in 'war'">ɔːr</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span><span title="/ɑːr/: 'ar' in 'far'">ɑːr</span></span>/</a></span></span>, is a candidate <a href="/wiki/Extrasolar_planet" class="mw-redirect" title="Extrasolar planet">extrasolar planet</a> located approximately 315 <a href="/wiki/Light_year" class="mw-redirect" title="Light year">light years</a> from Earth in the <a href="/wiki/Constellation" title="Constellation">constellation</a> of <a href="/wiki/Draco_(constellation)" title="Draco (constellation)">Draco</a>. It orbits the 5th <a href="/wiki/Apparent_magnitude" title="Apparent magnitude">magnitude</a> <a href="/wiki/K-type_star" class="mw-redirect" title="K-type star">K-type</a> <a href="/wiki/Giant_star" title="Giant star">giant</a> <a href="/wiki/Star" title="Star">star</a> <a href="/wiki/42_Draconis" title="42 Draconis">42 Draconis</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Orbital_period" title="Orbital period">period</a> of 479 days and 38% <a href="/wiki/Orbital_eccentricity" title="Orbital eccentricity">orbital eccentricity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Döllinger2009_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Döllinger2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The planet was discovered using the <a href="/wiki/Doppler_spectroscopy" title="Doppler spectroscopy">radial velocity method</a> on March 20, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-Döllinger2009_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Döllinger2009-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following its discovery the planet was designated 42 Draconis b. In July 2014 the <a href="/wiki/International_Astronomical_Union" title="International Astronomical Union">International Astronomical Union</a> launched <a href="/wiki/NameExoWorlds" title="NameExoWorlds">NameExoWorlds</a>, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2015, the IAU announced the winning name was Orbitar for this planet.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The winning name was submitted by the Brevard Astronomical Society of <a href="/wiki/Brevard_County,_Florida" title="Brevard County, Florida">Brevard County, Florida</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Orbitar is a contrived word paying homage to the space launch and orbital operations of <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 2021 study found that more recent <a href="/wiki/Doppler_spectroscopy" title="Doppler spectroscopy">radial velocity</a> measurements of 42 Draconis were inconsistent with the proposed planetary orbit, casting serious doubt on 42 Draconis b's existence, but with a two-planet solution still being a possibility. The study suggests that the radial velocity signal is likely caused by a yet unknown stellar phenomenon, which might be common in <a href="/wiki/Giant_star" title="Giant star">giant stars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DöllingerHartmann2021_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DöllingerHartmann2021-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42_Draconis_b&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HD_139357_b" title="HD 139357 b">HD 139357 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iota_Draconis_b" title="Iota Draconis b">Iota Draconis b</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=42_Draconis_b&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Döllinger2009-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Döllinger2009_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Döllinger2009_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDöllingerHatzesPasquiniGuenther2009" class="citation journal cs1">Döllinger, M. 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href="/wiki/HD_175535" title="HD 175535">7137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_193664" title="HD 193664">7783</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Draper_Catalogue" title="Henry Draper Catalogue">HD</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HIP_56948" title="HIP 56948">101364</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_147379" title="HD 147379">147379</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_156279" title="HD 156279">156279</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_158259" title="HD 158259">158259</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_176693" title="HD 176693">176693</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_191939" title="HD 191939">191939</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2MASS_1237%2B6526" title="2MASS 1237+6526">2MASS 1237+6526</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2MASS_J17554042%2B6551277" class="mw-redirect" title="2MASS J17554042+6551277">2MASS J17554042+6551277</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G_240-72" title="G 240-72">G 240-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GD_356" title="GD 356">GD 356</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gliese_420" class="mw-redirect" title="Gliese 420">Gliese 420</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gliese_625" title="Gliese 625">Gliese 625</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gliese_687" title="Gliese 687">Gliese 687</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GRW_%2B70_8247" title="GRW +70 8247">GRW +70 8247</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-4" title="Kepler-4">Kepler-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-10" title="Kepler-10">Kepler-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-12" title="Kepler-12">Kepler-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-90" title="Kepler-90">Kepler-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-296" title="Kepler-296">Kepler-296</a></li> <li><a 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b">HD 139357 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HD_167042_b" title="HD 167042 b">HD 167042 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iota_Draconis_b" title="Iota Draconis b">Hypatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-4b" title="Kepler-4b">Kepler-4b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-10b" title="Kepler-10b">Kepler-10b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-10c" title="Kepler-10c">c</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-12b" title="Kepler-12b">Kepler-12b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-90e" title="Kepler-90e">Kepler-90e</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-90f" title="Kepler-90f">f</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-90g" title="Kepler-90g">g</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-90h" title="Kepler-90h">h</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kepler-90i" title="Kepler-90i">i</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TOI-1452_b" title="TOI-1452 b">TOI-1452 b</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TrES-2b" title="TrES-2b">TrES-2b</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" 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