HD 83443 b

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". HD 83443 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 134 light-years away[1] in the constellation of Vela. It was discovered in 2000 by the Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search Team led by Michel Mayor.[2] 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.[3]

The planet HD 83443 b is named Buru. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Kenya, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Buru means dust in the Dholuo language.[4][5]

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