Discovery date 13 June 2002 Discovery status Published | Discoverer(s) Fischer et al. | |
Discovery site Lick and Keck Observatory
Fairborn Observatory
USA | ||
HD 40979 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 40979, was detected from the Lick and Keck observatories and photometric observations at Fairborn Observatory reveal low-amplitude brightness variations in HD 40979. It is thought to be a large gas giant planet. It was discovered in 2002 by Debra Fischer.
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