Gliese 649 b , or Gl 649 b is an
extrasolar planet, orbiting the 10th
magnitude M-type star Gliese 649
Gliese 649 is a small star with an orbiting exoplanet in the constellation Hercules. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 9.7, which is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. The system is located at a distance of 33.9 light y ...
, 10 parsecs from earth. This planet is a
sub-Jupiter, massing 0.328
Jupiter mass and orbits at 1.135
AU.
References
Exoplanets discovered in 2009
Exoplanets detected by radial velocity
Giant planets
Hercules (constellation)
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