HD 104985 b, also named Meztli , is an
extrasolar planet approximately 97
parsecs (317
lys) from the
Sun. The 198-day
period planet
orbits the
yellow giant star
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HD 104985 (Tonatiuh) at a distance of 0.78
AU. With a mass 6
1/
3 times
Jupiter it is a
gas giant.
Following its discovery in 2003
the planet was designated HD 104985 b. In July 2014 the
International Astronomical Union launched
NameExoWorlds, a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars. The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names. In December 2015, the IAU announced the winning name was Meztli for this planet. The winning name was submitted by the Sociedad Astronomica Urania of
Morelos
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,
Mexico. '
Meztli' was the
Aztec goddess of the
Moon.
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Orbit simulation
Exoplanets discovered in 2003
Giant planets
Camelopardalis
Exoplanets detected by radial velocity
Exoplanets with proper names
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