NGC 2423-3 b

NGC 2423-3b is an extrasolar planet approximately 2498 light-years away in the constellation of Puppis. The planet was announced in 2007 to be orbiting the red giant star NGC 2423-3 (which in turn is part of the NGC 2423 open cluster). The planet has a mass at least 10.6 times that of Jupiter. Only the minimum mass is known since the orbital inclination is not known, so it may instead be a brown dwarf.
This planet was discovered by Chad Lovis and Michel Mayor in June 2007. Lovis had also found three Neptune-mass planets orbiting HD 69830 in May 2006, also in Puppis.
== References ==
* SIMBAD NGC 2423 3 b
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== See also ==
* NGC 4349-127 b
* PSR B1620-26 b
Category:Exoplanets
Category:Puppis (constellation)
Category:Gas giants
Category:Exoplanets discovered in 2007
Category:Exoplanets detected by radial velocity