70 Virginis

70 Virginis is a yellow dwarf star that is around 58 light-years away from the Earth in the constellation Virgo. 70 Virginis is not as big or hot as Earth's Sun.

In 1996, 70 Virginis was found to have an extrasolar planet in orbit around it. There is also a dust disc that orbits the star. The temperature of the disc is 156 K and it is about 3.4 AU from the star.

 References 

 Other websites 
 SIMBAD: HD 117176 -- High proper-motion Star
 SolStation: 70 Virginis 
 Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia: 70 Virginis
 Extrasolar Visions: 70 Virginis 

Category:Stars