ARICNS data Constellation Fornax | Magnitude 5.78 Apparent magnitude (V) 5.78 | |
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Lambda2 Fornacis (also called HD 16417) is a 6th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 84 light years away in the constellation of Fornax. It is more massive, hotter, and more metal-rich than the Sun and 300 million years younger.
Planetary system
Precision Doppler spectroscopy from an intensive 48 night observing campaign on the Anglo-Australian Telescope has revealed the presence of a low-mass extrasolar planet orbiting the star.
References
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