HD 179079 b

HD 179079 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type subgiant star HD 179079, located approximately 228 light years away in the constellation Aquila. This planet has mass only 1/12 that of Jupiter or 1.5 times Neptune. The planet orbits very close to the star, at a distance of 0.11 AU. This planet takes two weeks to revolve around the star.^[1] This planet was discovered using the Keck telescopes on August 12, 2009.

HD 179079 b

Discovery
Discovered by	Valenti et al.[1]
Discovery site	Keck Observatory
Discovery date	August 12, 2009
Detection method	Radial velocity
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.1214±0.0068 AU
Eccentricity	0.049±0.087[2]
Orbital period (sidereal)	14.479±0.01[2] d
Time of periastron	2463211.3±3.0[2]
Argument of periastron	308±77[2]
Semi-amplitude	6.22±0.78[2]
Star	HD 179079