Discovery date 4 May 2000 Discovery status Published | ||
Discoverer(s) Udry, Mayor,Pepe et al. | ||
HD 130322 b is an exoplanet with a minimum mass slightly more than that of Jupiter. It orbits the star in a very close orbit distance being only a quarter that of Mercury from the Sun. It is thus a so-called "hot Jupiter". The planet orbits the star every 10 days 17 hours in a very circular orbit.
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