HD 79498
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 09h 15m 09s |
| Declination | +23° 22′ 32″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.03 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G5 |
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HD 79498 is a star located approximately 160 light years away in the constellation Cancer.[1] This G5 spectral class star has an apparent magnitude of 8.03 and is about the same size and mass as the Sun. It has a higher than solar abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium; what astronomers term a metal-rich star.[2] The McDonald Observatory planet search program discovered its planet using small changes in the star's motion.[3]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | ≥1.34 ± 0.07 MJ | 3.13 ± 0.08 | 1966 ± 41 | 0.59 ± 0.02 | — | — |
