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HD 20868

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Magnitude
  
10.1

Apparent magnitude (V)
  
10.1

Constellation
  
Fornax

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HD 20868 is a low-mass K type star in the southern constellation Fornax. It is a 10th magnitude star at a distance of about 151 light years from Earth.

Planetary system

In October 2008 a planet, HD 20868 b, was discovered. This object was detected using the radial velocity method by search programs conducted using the HARPS spectrograph.

References

HD 20868 Wikipedia