HD 46375 [SEP] constellation
HD 46375
HD 46375 is an 8th-magnitude K-type subgiant star located approximately 109 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros. This star resembles an orange dwarf but has a larger radius and luminosity, indicating that fusion reactions in its core are starting to cease and the star is on its way becoming a red giant. The spectral type of the star is K1 IV. Its advanced evolutionary stage shows that it is considerably older than the Sun.
This star has sometimes been classified as a member
79 Ceti b
79 Ceti b (also known as HD 16141 b) is an extrasolar planet orbiting its star every 75 days. With HD 46375 b on March 29, 2000, it was the joint first known extrasolar planet to have minimum mass less than the mass of Saturn.
See also.
- 79 Ceti
- 94 Ceti b
- HD 46375 b
External links.
- SolStation: 79 Ceti
- Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia: HD 16141