Discovery date October 26, 2008 Discovery site La Silla Observatory | Discoverer(s) Moutou et al. Discovery status Published | |
HD 73267 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 177 light-years away in the constellation of Pyxis, orbiting the 9th magnitude G-type main sequence star HD 73267. This planet takes about 1260 days to orbit the star.
This planet was discovered on October 26, 2008 by Moutou et al. using the HARPS spectrograph on ESO’s 3.6 meter telescope installed at La Silla Observatory in Atacama desert, Chile.
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