NGC 4349-127 [SEP] constellation
NGC 4349-127
NGC 4349-127 is a probable red giant approximately 7,097 light-years away in the constellation of Crux. As a member of the open cluster NGC 4349 (hence the name "NGC 4349-127"), it is located about 2000 parsecs (about 6500 light years) from the Sun. Its mass is estimated at 3.9 times Solar, and its age is about 200 million years. In 2007, this star was found to have a substellar companion, probably a brown dwarf.
Lovis and Michel Mayor in June 2007. Lovis had also found three Neptune-mass planets orbiting HD 69830 in May 2006, also in Puppis.
See also.
- NGC 4349-127 b
- PSR B1620-26 b
References.
- SIMBAD NGC 2423 3 b