Discovery | |
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Discovery date | 2010 |
Radial velocity | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.71 ± 0.01 AU (106,200,000 ± 1,500,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.61 ± 0.11 |
263.3 ± 2.3 d | |
Star | HD 113538 |
HD 113538 b is an exoplanet approximately 51 light years away from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. It orbits its star ( HD 113538) once every 263.3 days, placing it in the outer edge of the habitable zone. However it is most likely a gas giant with no solid surface.