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Nu2 Canis Majoris b

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Discovery date
  
December 2011

Discovery status
  
Published

Discoverer(s)
  
Wittenmyer, Robert A

Nu2 Canis Majoris b, (7 CMa b) is a water cloud jovian extrasolar planet orbiting the star Nu2 Canis Majoris, approximately 64.71lys away in the constellation of Canis Major. The planet is thought to be inside the habitable zone with an orbit around its parent star of 1.9AU. It was discovered in 2011 from discoverer Wittenmyer, R. by radial velocity.

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Nu2 Canis Majoris b Wikipedia