79 Ceti B

79 Ceti Planetary System

Interstellar Card
System Components
(Mass in Multiples of Jupiter's Mass)

79 Ceti B

Comments
79 Ceti b and HD 46375 b were the first two planets of sub-Saturn mass to be discovered
around sun-like stars.

Statistics

Star System:  79 Ceti
Discovery Status:  Confirmed
Mass:  0.215 Jupiters
Average Distance:   0.35 AUs
Period:   75.82 Days
Orbital Eccentricity:   0.28
Argument of Perihelion (omega):  34°
Tug on Star:  10.7 m/s
Average Temperature:   1100 Kelvin
Detection Method:  Doppler Spectroscopy
Discovered By:  MARCY G., BUTLER P. & VOGT S.
Year Discovered:   2000

Planetary Orbit Around 79 Cetus

Position In Cetus