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- Date
- 2015-07-30
- ID
- ssc2015-02c
- Type
- Observation
- Credit
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/DSS
About the Object
- Name
- HD 219134 b • Cassiopeia
- Type
- Planet > Type > Terrestrial
- Planet > Special Cases > Transiting
- Sky Phenomenon > Night Sky > Constellation
- Distance
- 21 Light Years
Location of Nearest Rocky Exoplanet Known
This sky map shows the location of the star HD 219134 (circle), host to the nearest confirmed rocky planet found to date outside of our solar system. The star lies just off the "W" shape of the constellation Cassiopeia and can be seen with the naked eye in dark skies. It actually has multiple planets, none of which are habitable.
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