HD 96167 b
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HD 96167 b is an extrasolar planet
located approximately 274 light years away in the constellation
of Crater
, orbiting the 8th magnitude
G-type subgiant
star
HD 96167
. It is a Jupiter
-type planet that orbits at 1.3 AU
in extremely elliptical orbit. The planet was discovered on April 17, 2009.
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...
located approximately 274 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 Crater
Crater (constellation)
Crater is a constellation. Its name is Latin for cup, and in Greek mythology it is identified with the cup of the god Apollo. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations...
, orbiting the 8th magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
G-type subgiant
Subgiant star
A subgiant star is a star that is slightly brighter than a normal main-sequence star of the same spectral class, but not as bright as true giant stars...
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 96167
HD 96167
HD 96167 is an 8th magnitude G-type subgiant star located approximately 274 light years away in the constellation of Crater. It is larger, brighter and more massive than our Sun. The star is metal rich and around 3.8 ± 1 Gyr old. In 2009 it was found that this star has a planet....
. It is a Jupiter
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
-type planet that orbits at 1.3 AU
Astronomical unit
An astronomical unit is a unit of length equal to about or approximately the mean Earth–Sun distance....
in extremely elliptical orbit. The planet was discovered on April 17, 2009.