HD 109749 b is an
extrasolar planet that takes only 5.24 days to orbit the
star
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...
HD 109749
HD 109749 is a binary star system about 206 light years away in the constellation of Centaurus. The pair have a combined apparent visual magnitude of 8.08, which is too faint to be visible to the naked eye. The primary component has a c ...
at a distance of 0.063 AU.
It was discovered on August 22, 2005, the same day as
Gliese 581 b
Gliese 581b or Gl 581b is an extrasolar planet orbiting within the Gliese 581 system. It is the first planet discovered of three confirmed in the system so far, and the second in order from the star.
Discovery
The planet was discovered by a tea ...
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See also
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HD 149143 b
HD 149143 b, formally named Riosar, is an extrasolar planet that has a minimum mass of 1.33 Jupiter masses. As is typical for a lot of hot Jupiters, its orbital eccentricity is low.
Naming Project
The star HD 149143 and its orbiting planet HD 1 ...
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Hot Jupiters
Exoplanets discovered in 2005
Giant planets
Centaurus
Exoplanets detected by radial velocity
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