HD 196885

HD 196885 is a star in the constellation dolphin. It is part of a binary system. To the main star HD 196885 A round was discovered an exoplanet. HD 196885 is approximately 110 light years from the Sun and is about 1.2 times as large.

Planet

The significantly better researched companion of HD 196885 is called HD 196885 Ab, is a planet which is at least three times as heavy as Jupiter ( at least 2.96 times the mass of Jupiter ). He was discovered using the radial velocity method and requires an orbit around the central star 1349 days. About HD 196855 B is currently (2013 ) known only that he is a red dwarf star.