Discovery date August 12, 2009 Discovery site Keck Observatory | Discoverer(s) Valenti et al. Discovery status Published | |
HD 73534 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type subgiant star HD 73534, located approximately 316 light years away in the constellation Cancer. It is at least 15% more massive than Jupiter and orbits at an average distance of 3.15 AU and takes 4.9 years to complete the orbit in a nearly circular path with an eccentricity similar to Jupiter. This planet was detected by radial velocity method on August 12, 2009.
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