HD 28185 b [SEP] constellation
HD 28185 b
HD 28185 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 128.6 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus. The planet was discovered orbiting the Sun-like star HD 28185 in April 2001 as a part of the CORALIE survey for southern extrasolar planets, and its existence was independently confirmed by the Magellan Planet Search Survey in 2008. HD 28185 b orbits its sun in a circular orbit that is at the inner edge of its star's habitable zone.
Discovery.
HD 28185 b was discovered by
and that three of them are in the habitable zone.
Description (alphabetical order) HD 28185 b.
HD 28185 b was the first exoplanet to be detected in the habitable zone. The planet has only been detected indirectly, but is believed to be a gas giant, with no solid surface. Some scientists have argued that it could have moons large and stable enough to have oceans.
Description (alphabetical order) HD 85512 b.
HD 85512 b was discovered in August 2011. It is larger than Earth, but small enough to