HD 152079
Encyclopedia
HD 152079 is a star
in the constellation
Ara
and has one planet
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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...
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....
Ara
Ara (constellation)
Ara is a southern constellation situated between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe. Its name is Latin for "altar". Ara was one of the 48 Greek constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical...
and has one planet
Planet
A planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, science,...
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See also
- HD 129445HD 129445HD 129445 is a G type star found in the Circinus constellation located approximately 219 light-years away from the Earth. The star has been under the Magellan Planet Search Program observation due to its absolute visual magnitude and metallicity. The Magellan program conducted 17 doppler velocity...
- HD 164604HD 164604HD 164604 is a K dwarf star in the Sagittarius constellation. It has a single gas giant planet detected by the Magellan Planet Search Program in 2010.- See also :* HD 129445* HD 152079* HD 175167* HD 86226* List of extrasolar planets...
- HD 175167HD 175167- See also :* HD 129445* HD 152079* HD 164604* HD 86226* List of extrasolar planets...
- HD 86226HD 86226HD 86226 is a G type yellowish white star found in the constellation of Hydra. Due to the reactions it had when placed under a Doppler test, 13 Magellan Doppler Velocity observations were made of an object found near the star...
- List of extrasolar planets