HD 40979 b是一顆環繞恆星 HD 40979 的太陽系外行星。該行星的發現是被利克天文台和凱克天文台偵測到,再經由費爾伯恩天文台以測光觀測發現到 HD 40979 有少許的亮度變化而確認。該行星可能是氣體巨行星,由黛布拉·費希爾等人發現於2002年。
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