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HD 132406 b

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Discovery date
  
2007

Discovery status
  
Published

Discoverer(s)
  
Da Silva et al.

Discovery site
  
Geneva observatory,   Switzerland

HD 132406 b is a long period massive gas giant extrasolar planet orbiting the Sun-like star HD 132406.

HD 132406 b has at least 5.61 times the mass of Jupiter. The orbital distance from the star is almost twice that of from Earth to the Sun. The orbital period is 2.7 years.

References

HD 132406 b Wikipedia