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HD 46375 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 109 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros orbiting the star HD 46375. With 79 Ceti b on March 29 2000 it was joint first known extrasolar planet less massive than Saturn orbiting a normal star. The planet is a hot Jupiter a type of planet that orbits very close to its parent star. In this case the orbital distance is only a tenth that of the planet Mercury.