Rho Coronae Borealis
A star similar to the Sun but of greater age, around which has been found a planet marginally more massive than Jupiter. This epistellar Jovian, the fourth of its type to be discovered, occupies a nearly circular, sub-Mercurian orbit around its host.
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EXTRASOLAR PLANETS AND SUBSTELLAR OBJECTS
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