HD 117207 [SEP] constellation
HD 117207
HD 117207 is a star located approximately 108 light years away in the constellation Centaurus. It is a yellow dwarf or subgiant star of mass 7% greater than our Sun. It has apparent magnitude 7.26 which is not visible to the naked eye and has absolute magnitude of 4.67, which is visible to the naked eye if it were located 10 parsecs away from the Earth. In 2005, a planet was found orbiting the star.
See also.
- HD 117618
- List of extrasolar planets
HD 117207 b
HD 117207 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting at 3.79 astronomical units taking about 2597 days to complete its orbit around HD 117207. Its orbit is moderate in eccentricity. This planet was announced in January 2005 by Marcy in Keck Observatory. The planet has at least 1.88 Jupiter masses.