Magnitude 8.03 Apparent magnitude (V) 8.03 | Constellation Auriga | |
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HD 43691 is a G-type star with magnitude +8.03 located approximately 260 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. This yellow star is about to stop thermonuclear hydrogen-fusion in its core and eventually expand to become a red giant.
Planetary system
In July 2007, the star is found to have a giant planet in orbit around it. It has minimum mass two and a half times that of Jupiter and orbits the star closer than Mercury to the Sun.
References
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