HD 37124 d is an
extrasolar planet approximately 103
light-year
A light-year, alternatively spelled light year, is a large unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equivalent to about 9.46 trillion kilometers (), or 5.88 trillion miles ().One trillion here is taken to be 1012 ...
s away in the
constellation
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
The origins of the e ...
of
Taurus. The planet was discovered in 2005 orbiting the star
HD 37124
HD 37124 is a star in the equatorial constellation of Taurus (the Bull), positioned about a half degree to the SSW of the bright star Zeta Tauri. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is 7.68, which is too dim to be visible to the na ...
in a long-period orbit. Based on its mass, it is considered to be a
gas giant. An alternative solution to the
radial velocities gives a period of 29.92 days and a minimum mass 17% that of Jupiter.
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Taurus (constellation)
Exoplanets discovered in 2005
Giant planets
Exoplanets detected by radial velocity
Giant planets in the habitable zone
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