Discovery date 2005 Discovery status Published | Discovery site Geneva | |
Discoverer(s) Moutou, Mayor,
Bouchy et al. | ||
HD 2638 b is a planet of the star HD 2638. It is a typical "hot Jupiter", a planet that orbits its parent star in a very tight "torch orbit". Distance to the star is less than 1/20th Earth's distance from the Sun. One orbital revolution lasts only about three and half days.
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