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HD 83443 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 134 light-years away in the constellation of Vela. It was discovered in 2000 by the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search Team led by Michel Mayor. It has a minimum mass comparable to Saturn and its orbit is one of the shortest known 1/25th that of Earth’s. It takes only three days to complete one revolution around the star.

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