Keywords :
techniques radial velocities - planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability - binaries: spectroscopic - stars: individual: nu Oct
Abstract:We report 1212 radial-velocity (RV) measurements obtained in the years 2009-2013 using an iodine cell for the spectroscopic binary {nu} Octantis (K1 III/IV). This system (a_bin_~2.6au, P~1050d) is conjectured to have a Jovian planet with a semimajor axis half that of the binary host. The extreme geometry only permits long-term stability if the planet is in a retrograde orbit. Whilst the reality of the planet (P~415d) remains uncertain, other scenarios (stellar variability or apsidal motion caused by a yet unobserved third star) continue to appear substantially less credible based on cross-correlation function bisectors, line-depth ratios and many other independent details. If this evidence is validated but the planet is
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