HD 11506 b
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HD 11506 b is an extrasolar planet
that orbits the star
HD 11506
176 light years away in the constellation
of Cetus
. This planet was discovered on April 10, 2007 by Debra Fischer
, who used N2K Consortium
in California
, United States
to detect wobbling of the star caused by the planet’s gravity.
Extrasolar planet
An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars...
that orbits the star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
HD 11506
HD 11506
HD 11506 is a yellow dwarf star in the constellation Cetus. It is 8th magnitude and about 175.5 ly away.- Planetary system :The superjovian planet HD 11506 b was discovered orbiting the star by the N2K Consortium using the doppler spectroscopy method.This planet was announced by Debra Fischer in...
176 light years away in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
of Cetus
Cetus
Cetus is a constellation. Its name refers to Cetus, a sea monster in Greek mythology, although it is often called 'the whale' today. Cetus is located in the region of the sky that contains other water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces, and Eridanus.-Ecliptic:Although Cetus is not...
. This planet was discovered on April 10, 2007 by Debra Fischer
Debra Fischer
Debra A. Fischer is a professor of astronomy at Yale University. Fischer has co-authored over 100 papers on dwarf and sub-stellar mass objects in the galactic neighborhood, including many on extrasolar planets. She is a principal investigator with the N2K Consortium searching for exoplanets...
, who used N2K Consortium
N2K Consortium
The N2K Consortium is a collaborative multinational effort by American, Chilean and Japanese astronomers to find additional extrasolar planets around stars that are...
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to detect wobbling of the star caused by the planet’s gravity.