The star HD 181342 is named Belel and the planetary companion is Dopere. The name was selected in the NameExoWorlds campaign by Senegal, during the 100th anniversary of the IAU. Belel is a rare source of water in the north of Senegal. Dopere is an expansive historical area in the north of Senegal where Belel was located.[6][7]
A survey in 2015 ruled out the existence of any additional stellar companions at projected distances from 138 to 762 astronomical units.[8]
Planetary system
HD 181342 is known to have one planet, detected with Doppler spectroscopy.[2] The planet, HD 181342 b, orbits at a distance of 1.59 astronomical units (au), every 564 days (almost 2 years). Its mass is at least two and a half times that of Jupiter.[9]
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