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HD 1461 b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the 6th magnitude G-type star HD 1461 76 light years away in the constellation Cetus. This planet has a minimum mass 8.1 times that of Earth and orbits at a precise distance of 0.063434 AU with an eccentricity of 0.04. It is currently unknown whether the planet is a gas giant like Uranus or Neptune or has terrestrial composition like CoRoT-7 b.