Orbit and Mass
HD 28185 b takes 1.04 years to orbit its parent star. Unlike most known long-period planets, the orbit of HD 28185 b has a low eccentricity, comparable to that of Mars in our solar system. The orbit lies entirely within its star's habitable zone.
The amplitude of the radial velocity oscillations means that the planet has a mass at least 5.7 times that of Jupiter in our solar system. However, the radial velocity method only yields a minimum value on the planet's mass, depending on the orbital inclination to our line-of-sight. Therefore, the true mass of the planet may be much greater than this lower limit.
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