Eta2 Hydri b explained

Eta2 Hydri b
Discoverer:Setiawan et al.
Discovery Site:Chile, La Silla
Discovered:25 May 2005
Apsis:astron
Semimajor:1.93AU
Eccentricity:0.40±0.07
Period:711±8 d
Time Periastron:2,451,420
Arg Peri:351.5±9.5
Semi-Amplitude:105±8
Star:Eta2 Hydri
Mass:>6.54

Eta2 Hydri b2 Hyi b, η2 Hydri b), commonly known as HD 11977 b, is an extrasolar planet that is approximately 217 light-years away in the constellation of Hydrus. The presence of the planet around an intermediately massive giant star provides indirect evidence for the existence of planetary systems around A-type stars.

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