We report the detection of a Jupiter-mass planet in a 6.838 day orbit around
the 1.28 solar mass subgiant HD 185269. The eccentricity of HD 185269b (e =
0.30) is unusually large compared to other planets within 0.1 AU of their
stars. Photometric observations demonstrate that the star is constant to
+/-0.0001 mag on the radial velocity period, strengthening our interpretation
of a planetary companion. This planet was detected as part of our radial
velocity survey of evolved stars located on the subgiant branch of the H-R
diagram--also known as the Hertzsprung Gap. These stars, which have masses
between 1.2 and 2.5 solar masses, play an important role in the investigation
of the frequency of extrasolar planets as a function of stellar mass.Comment: 18 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables, ApJ in press (scheduled for Dec 2006,
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