The Harriot World
The Harriot World, also known as 55 Cancri F, is an exoplanet located in The Cancer Constellation. Harriot World orbits around a red dwarf star known as 55 Cancri A and one revolution lasts 260 Earth Days. Harriot World is located 41 Light Years away from Earth. The Harriot World was discovered on April 11th 2005 by The American Astronomical Society. The International Astronomy Union gave 55 Cancri F the name Harriot in 2015, naming it after English Astronomer Thomas Harriot. Harriot World is believed to be a Gas Giant with no solid surface like Jupiter is thought to not hath. The Harriot World is located 0.781 Astronomical Units from its Star 55 Cancri A, which is in The Habitable Zone, meaning it could contain a water (H2O) surface.
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