A long-period eccentric substellar companion to the evolved intermediate-mass star HD 14067

We report on the detection of a substellar companion orbiting an evolved intermediate-mass (M_⋆ = 2.4 M_⊙) star HD 14067 (G9 III) using a precise Doppler technique. Either a periodic Keplerian variation with a decreasing linear velocity trend (P = 1455 d, K₁ = 92.2 m s^-1, e = 0.533, and dot {γ } = -22.4m s^-1 yr^-1) or a single Keplerian orbit without linear trend (P = 2850 d, K₁ = 100.1 m s^-1, and e = 0.697) can be well fitted to the radial velocities of this star. The minimum mass (m₂ sin i = 7.8 M_J for the model with a linear trend, or m₂ sin i = 9.0 M_J for the model without a linear trend) suggests a long-period giant planet orbiting an evolved intermediate-mass star. The eccentricity of the orbit is among the highest ones ever detected for planets moving around evolved stars.