HD 2638
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HD 2638 is a dim 10th magnitude star in the constellation of Cetus. It is a yellow dwarf and similar to our Sun. A small telescope is required to view the star.
In 2005 the discovery of an extrasolar planet orbiting the star was announced by the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search Team.
HD 2638 b
HD 2638 b is a planet of the star HD 2638. It is a typical "hot Jupiter", a planet that orbits its parent star in a very tight "torch orbit". Distance to the star is less than 1/20th Earth's distance from the Sun. One orbital revolution lasts only about three and half days.
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