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Gas giant · HIP 79431

HIP 79431 b

ExoplanetsDiscovered 2009

Scientific overview

HIP 79431 b is a gas giant orbiting HIP 79431, completing an orbit every 112 days, about 47 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2009 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Host star
Sharjah
Spectral type
M3 V
Temperature
3,191 K
Mass
0.49 M☉

Discovery and detection

Detection method
Radial Velocity Method
Discovery year
2009
Discovered at
W. M. Keck Observatory

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