HD 6434 b

HD 6434 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 6434. It has a minimum mass about half that of Jupiter. It orbits the star very close, over 2.5 times as close as Mercury orbits the Sun. For this reason it completes one orbit in only 22 days. Unlike true "hot Jupiters" like 51 Pegasi b, HD 6434 b does not have a circular orbit, but rather an eccentric one. The planet HD 6434 b is named Eyeke. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Ecuador, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Eyeke means near in the language spoken by the Indigenous Waorani tribes.

HD 6434 b

HD 6434 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 6434. It has a minimum mass about half that of Jupiter. It orbits the star very close, over 2.5 times as close as Mercury orbits the Sun. For this reason it completes one orbit in only 22 days. Unlike true "hot Jupiters" like 51 Pegasi b, HD 6434 b does not have a circular orbit, but rather an eccentric one. The planet HD 6434 b is named Eyeke. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Ecuador, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Eyeke means near in the language spoken by the Indigenous Waorani tribes.