HD 60532 is a star with 1.5 times the mass of the Sun, and 2.57 times its radius. It is located 84.71 light years away from the solar system and is estimated to be 2.8 billion years old, as compared to the Sun which is roughly 4.6 billion years old.
HD 60532 is known to have 2 exoplanets in orbit around it.
HD 60532 b was discovered by the La Silla Observatory observatory, in 2008-12, using the radial velocity method. Its semi-major axis is 0.77 astronomical units, as compared to Earth's which is 1 astronomical unit. The mass of HD 60532 b is 337.080 times the mass of Earth. The radius of HD 60532 b is 13.800 that of Earth. At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 60532 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system.
HD 60532 c was discovered by the La Silla Observatory observatory, in 2008-12, using the radial velocity method. Its semi-major axis is 1.60 astronomical units, as compared to Earth's which is 1 astronomical unit. The mass of HD 60532 c is 798.180 times the mass of Earth. The radius of HD 60532 c is 13.300 that of Earth. At more than 50 Earth masses, HD 60532 c is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system.