HD 85628
HD 85628 is a binary star system in the constellation of Carina. The host star, HD 85628 A, is an A-type main-sequence star, the primary star of the system, with a hot Jupiter in orbit around it. The secondary star is HD 85628 B, a K-type main-sequence star. Little is known about it.Nomenclature
This star system was first catalogued in the Henry [Draper Catalog] as HD 85628, its most common name. The Henry Draper Catalogue gave stars visible to the naked eye in suitable conditions a designation, indicating that this star can be seen with the naked eye. But in 2019, the Multi-site All-Sky Camera announced the discovery of the exoplanet HD 85628 Ab/MASCARA-4b around HD 85628 A. Thus, the primary star is sometimes catalogued as MASCARA-4.In 2019, a hot Jupiter exoplanet was discovered by MASCARA using the transit method around HD 85628 A.