HD 126614 Ab, or simply HD 126614 b, (also known as HIP 70623 b) is an extrasolar planet

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...

 which orbits the primary K-type 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 126614 A

HD 126614

HD 126614 is a 9th magnitude trinary star located approximately 223 light years away in the constellation Virgo. HD 126614 A is a K-type star while HD 126614 B and NLTT 37349 are M-type stars. Star A is larger, cooler, brighter, and more massive than our Sun...

, located approximately 236 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....

 Taurus

Taurus (constellation)

Taurus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is a Latin word meaning 'bull', and its astrological symbol is a stylized bull's head:...

. It was discovered on November 13, 2009. However, this planet has a highly eccentric orbit around its parent star. The planetary distance ranges from 0.94 AU

Astronomical unit

An astronomical unit is a unit of length equal to about or approximately the mean Earth–Sun distance....

 to 3.61 AU.

See also

Other planets that were discovered or confirmed on November 13, 2009:

• HD 34445 b
  HD 34445 b
  HD 34445 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type star HD 34445, located approximately 152 light years away in the constellation Orion. This planet was discovered in 2004 and finally confirmed in 2009. This planet has a minimum mass two-thirds that of Jupiter and orbits about 2 AU from the...
  
  
• HD 24496 Ab
  HD 24496 Ab
  HD 24496 Ab, or simply HD 24496 b, is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type star HD 24496 A, located approximately 160 light years away in the constellation Taurus. This is a wide-orbiting saturnian planet discovered on November 13, 2009...
  
  
• HD 13931 b
  HD 13931 b
  HD 13931 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type star HD 13931, located approximately 144 light years away in the constellation Andromeda. This planet takes 11.55 years to orbit the star at the average distance of 5.15 AU or 770 Gm. The planet’s eccentricity is about the same as Earth...
  
  
• Gliese 179 b
  Gliese 179 b
  Gliese 179 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the M-type main sequence star Gliese 179, located approximately 40 light years away in the constellation Orion. This planet has a minimum mass a little bit less than Jupiter and it orbits at 2.41 AU or 361 Gm from the star with an eccentricity...
  
  
• QS Virginis b