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Proper Name	None
Designations	HD 100546 b, KR Muscae b, HIP 56379 b
Classification	Gas giant (probable brown dwarf)
Orbital Period	249 years, 9 days
Mean Distance from HD 100546	7,929 million km 53.0 AU
Mass	Highly uncertain; estimates vary up to 17.5 x Jupiter or possibly higher
Diameter	Uncertain, but possibly as large as 6.90 x Jupiter
Temperature	1,028 K (755°C)
Parent star	KR Muscae (HD 100546), blue dwarf in Musca
Other planets in this system	HD 100546 c (unconfirmed) HD 100546 d (unconfirmed)

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