HD 50499 [SEP] constellation
HD 50499
HD 50499 is a yellow dwarf star approximately 154 light-years away in the constellation of constellation of Puppis. It is suspected that the star is hotter, larger, and more massive than the Sun. The magnitude is 7, this star is too faint to be in naked eye visibility. As of 2005, at least one extrasolar planet has been confirmed to be orbiting the star.
Planetary system.
The first planet discovered, HD 50499 b, is a gas giant with mass of 1.7 times
HD 50554 b
HD 50554 b is a Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet with minimum mass 4.4 times that of Jupiter. The planet was announced in 2001 by the European Southern Observatory and confirmed in 2002 using observations from the Lick and Keck telescopes.
See also.
- HD 50499 b