Discovery date October 29, 2008 Discovery site La Silla Observatory | Discoverer(s) Minniti et al. Discovery status Published | |
HD 48265 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 285 light-years away in the constellation of Puppis, orbiting the 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star HD 48265. This planet has a minimum mass of 1.2 times that of Jupiter. Because the inclination is not known, the true mass is not known. This planet orbits at a distance of 1.6 AU with an orbital eccentricity of 0.24.
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