Gliese 179 b [SEP] constellation
Gliese 179 b
Gliese 179 b (also known as HIP 22627 b) is an extrasolar planet which orbits the M-type main sequence star Gliese 179, located approximately 40 light years away in the constellation Orion. This planet has a minimum mass a little bit less than Jupiter and it orbits at 2.41 AU or 361 Gm from the star with an eccentricity slightly less than Pluto. The planetary distance ranges from 1.90 to 2.92 AU. This planet was discovered by using radial velocity method from spectrograph taken at Keck Observatory on
HD 24496
HD 24496 is a 7th magnitude G-type wide binary star and M-type located approximately 67 light years away in the constellation Taurus. This star is smaller, cooler, fainter, and less massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is just 2% greater than the Sun. In 2009, a gas giant planet was discovered of HD 24496 A.
See also.
- HD 34445
- HD 126614
- HD 13931
- Gliese 179
- QS Virginis
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